Editor's picks
The latest Mathematical Enchantments essay from @JimPropp is a thoughtful and personal reflection on John Conway and hero worship. https://t.co/SOSw8xxO6B#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 17, 2020
"I'm going to use this cooking advice column the next time I teach logic proofs" is not something I ever expected to say.#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/hAEmKIoqAs
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 3, 2020
Lots for everyone to enjoy at the latest @CarnivalOfMath hosted by @benjamin_leishttps://t.co/iQlvR3cLSc#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 3, 2020
If you (like me) have never heard of Walter Joris than @benorlin has some things to show you:https://t.co/ixgUjvniIu
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) April 22, 2020
#mbpick @mathblogging #puzzles #mathchat
@mathblogging #mbpick https://t.co/wgtRwIoEaO
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 18, 2020
Lovely obituary for John Conway by @sioroberts.https://t.co/3Pvuvl1Ma9#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 16, 2020
The Legendary John Conway, from @numberphile https://t.co/avIlmZxtrd
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 13, 2020
Wonderful remembrance, including commentary from @sioroberts, @CardColm, @mathmoves's David Eisenbud, and Conway himself.#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
"Conway was arguably an extreme point in the convex hull of all mathematicians. He will very much be missed."
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 12, 2020
Terry Tao, on John Conway's passing.https://t.co/cpt79wu8mu#mbpick @mathblogging
Erica Klarreich never disappoints (this time on Langlands...):https://t.co/0eirXQR40g
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) April 7, 2020
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Timely: mathematics, group-testing, Covid-19...:https://t.co/5djJPUxujp
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 13, 2020
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#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/lq8BaIx3DF
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 11, 2020
#mbpick https://t.co/Nwk5R7vrxY
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) March 10, 2020
Wonderful profile of Freeman Dyson by @sioroberts. https://t.co/Jj3ocVuqwg#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 8, 2020
Ben Orlin, with a li'l help from his friends:https://t.co/6ar1YZ0IhU
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 26, 2020
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This might take more than a few minutes of your time, but it's rad.
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) February 22, 2020
The Map of Mathematicshttps://t.co/4BI3B8NfXS@mathblogging #mbpick
Mathster essayist Jim Propp on beauty, proofs, and mathematical advances:https://t.co/daULUU9tMR
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 18, 2020
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@shapeoperator takes a break from his annual "You think you know geometry?" series to tackle magnetic fields, dogs pooping, and unscrupulous unit misrepresentation.https://t.co/cikYTHIkEA#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 16, 2020
Lots to explore...
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 14, 2020
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/X252Zp7Gg7
Points of Maximal Curvature, from Calculus VIIhttps://t.co/kHvGaw7rP9
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 8, 2020
Connections to #APCalc and an open question about polynomials!#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
Enjoy calculus? Have lots of free time to spend on math? Then this index of questions from Calculus VII is for you!https://t.co/0shA2k5Yhc#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging pic.twitter.com/uS4GihUMY0
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 28, 2020
"...the incentive structure of the math classroom is wrong. Not only is it wrong, it is sick and toxic." @cheesemonkeysf , Rooting Out Opportunity Hoarding and Perverse Incentives in the Math Classroomhttps://t.co/kUfKd9S2xG#mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 20, 2020
"I donโt know if any of us are truly radical because weโre working within a system that filters for compliance and narrow forms of intellect at its core." @TheJLV , I CANโT TELL THEM WHAT THEYโLL DO (CLASSROOMS, JUSTICE, AND LEGACIES) https://t.co/NN0aM049Ft#mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 20, 2020
Excellent post about the future of enrichment in mathematics. #mathblogging #mbpick #mathchat https://t.co/6XnxyZlyaG
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) January 13, 2020
Theorem of Pythagoras, still leading to active research. Who'd've thunk? @walkingrandomly cues you in https://t.co/EL3sYj4cs2 #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) January 7, 2020
"As for you, if youโre 60 or older, you were born closer to the 1800s than today."https://t.co/3VcRksgZSv#mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 5, 2020
@3blue1brown tackles Bayes' Theorem:https://t.co/Wu82eLxNmu
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 22, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #stats #mathchat
โThe Mystery of Mathematicsโโฆ review of Francis Suโs new book (h/t Anthony Bonato):https://t.co/KB4uanob8d
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 16, 2019
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Terry Tao tackles the Collatz conjecture:https://t.co/B2w1MHAl4e
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 11, 2019
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Ever have to decide between arithmetic mean or geometric mean? @evelynjlamb shares "dithererโs mean," https://t.co/2be4RPd2EF@mathblogging #mbpick
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) November 30, 2019
Inaugural Riemann Prize laureate is Terry Tao:https://t.co/flyNtQfPhn
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) November 27, 2019
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This wonderful profile of Julia Robinson by @evelynjlamb in @ScienceNews is this week's math must read!https://t.co/PMXxMiC9Qe#math #mathchat #mbpick@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 24, 2019
"Your Computer As An Autistic Savant" (algorithmic ignorance):https://t.co/8a6THMqu5D
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) November 21, 2019
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Some weekend #math reading from the n-Category Cafe: Geodesic Spheres and Gram Matrices.https://t.co/YF6hfWeHRy#mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 17, 2019
Nice new profile of Terry Tao:https://t.co/3iRjD75jhU
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) November 13, 2019
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Can humans reliably generate random numbers? Some thoughts from Brent Yorgey at The Math Less Traveledhttps://t.co/k2YYpbnwWU#math #mathchat #statschat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 11, 2019
@benorlin is right, you haven't seen the coolest lined paper. Until you see these:https://t.co/bgGSydIs9D @CmonMattTHINK @mathblogging #mbpick
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) November 11, 2019
In just a matter of time, the number 114 may show up in your math news-feed; Mr. Honner explains why:https://t.co/XOU8QfsTbS
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) November 5, 2019
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Mike Lawler offers up 16 favorite ideas he shared with his kids:https://t.co/wwrir49FkA
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) November 4, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat
Keith Devlin on math #education in a "wicked world" ;)https://t.co/8Rf6LXpUyo
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) October 31, 2019
#mathed #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
Fun interview with Ben Orlin:https://t.co/JayUtWsjKn
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) October 24, 2019
Somehow Iโve missed these โBreaking Mathโ podcasts and they all look good!
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Evelyn Lamb's perspective on Hilbert's 23 problems:https://t.co/p4P1aClJN4
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) October 19, 2019
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The Quarter Circle Gamehttps://t.co/YpMz3AZYj5
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 17, 2019
Interesting question and extensions from @JSEllenberg #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
What can you do with linear algebra? Great list from @jeremyjkun, with lots of further reading. (An old post, but glad to be reminded of it!)https://t.co/lnAkaalBhS#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 16, 2019
Equivalence and higher category theory (advanced, cutting-edge work of J. Lurie):https://t.co/3fIk7mtxbh
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) October 13, 2019
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Screenwriter @evelynjlamb writes the courtroom drama mathematicians have been waiting for.https://t.co/z11G1X7TiR#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging #DunDun
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 9, 2019
3Blue1Brown dives into a "simple" https://t.co/kgU6wtsRwg question about prime numbers and spirals #mbpick https://t.co/caSxTQUv7I
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) October 8, 2019
'Colloquial' correlation and otherwise:https://t.co/4g1zCtZf9x
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 30, 2019
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Lots of choices here (mostly for general audience or for teachers):
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 28, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/mQV0e1FGcd
Progress on twin-primes:https://t.co/D3BALx8EaW
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 26, 2019
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Jim Propp unpacks sphere-packing:https://t.co/AC8hVh7ctw
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 17, 2019
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Interesting (long) review of Judea Pearl's "The Book of Why" (statistics/causality):https://t.co/KsSxMQw33l
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 5, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #statistics
Absolutely incredible post from @cs_kaplan on "Escher-like Spiral Tilings" that includes an interactive tool for creating them!https://t.co/3fmJvHyxNV#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging pic.twitter.com/jQUhDWWicC
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) September 3, 2019
A primer about real world statistics & human behavior:https://t.co/AUM5e6rMn8 (via Hannah Fry/New Yorker)
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) September 3, 2019
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An interactive, dynamic visualization of an Enigma machine by Tom MacWright using Observable #mbpick https://t.co/f0BAxpgMUd
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) September 2, 2019
Another terrific post from @RobJLow, on the difference between a second derivative and differentiating twice.https://t.co/ePIXQkJwrv#math #mathchat #APCalc#mbpicks@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 28, 2019
On a Hippocratic oath for maths and tech people by @FryRsquared #mbpick https://t.co/zbtszaJuzB
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 18, 2019
just a fun little (9 min.) BBC podcast (of mice and mathโฆ & Twitter):https://t.co/egLDmlIHvN
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) August 17, 2019
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Great read on how "chromatic polynomialโ reveals its structure in connection with graph theory, Color Me Polynomial โ Quanta Magazine by @MrHonner https://t.co/9huN6pA0i6 #mbpick #algebrachat @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 14, 2019
Evelyn Lamb researches the longest matrilineal chain in math for @sciam!https://t.co/8WpX1xAImy#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 12, 2019
Aubrey Clayton on the Flawed Reasoning Behind the Replication Crisis and how Bayes can help #mbpick https://t.co/bTiYiej9uK
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 9, 2019
Nearly Parallel is Nearly Transitive, by @JohnDCook https://t.co/UUlNa2bYZi
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 8, 2019
Nice follow up to recent conversation about non-transitivity of correlation.#math #mathchat #statschat#mbpick @mathblogging
Grant Sanderson's latest beautiful explication has been making the rounds, but ICYMI:https://t.co/ndtVeLnKB0
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) August 7, 2019
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In-N-Out gets my vote too. Best Burger Ranks https://t.co/a9UXLwYFfw #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 6, 2019
Something about gravitons and gravitinos. Three colleagues share $3 million prize for winning the Special Breakthrough Prize for the discovery of supergravity https://t.co/1umavi3yGz #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 6, 2019
Mike Pawliuk on supporting undergrads before their first CUMC conference #mbpick https://t.co/sgJaInAZoy
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 4, 2019
One teacher's path from mathematics to #statistics:https://t.co/kPVZtgkORz
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) July 31, 2019
#mbpick #mathed @mathblogging
Thorough overview of the (suprisingly complex?) game of video poker from @DataGenetics. Includes a playable game! (No payouts, though.)https://t.co/ycynyt85hF#math #mathchat #statschat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 23, 2019
Has it been five years already? Thanks to @extremefriday for a great run at the @amermathsoc Blog on Math Blogs.https://t.co/AjohkqpwBX#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 23, 2019
Prior to ฯ, the Egyptians had a nifty way to figure out area of circle. Jorge Nuno Silva got my vote, video at bottom of page https://t.co/aQ3bfKctPV #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) July 22, 2019
See, numbers are cool without having to attach to "real world" anything. Powers of Two in Lex Order https://t.co/HvwAXKyJ5q #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) July 22, 2019
Jim Propp's "favorite theorem":https://t.co/JQcjf4MH1C
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) July 14, 2019
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Which is larger: Aแดฎ or Bแดฌ ? Nice treatment from @DataGenetics.https://t.co/SQKoNkwRVk#math #mathchat #mbpick@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 9, 2019
The excellent @EricaKlarreich reports on the counterexamples to Hedetniemiโs Conjecture - h/t @aperiodical #mbpick https://t.co/M7XIB2GMbo
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) June 27, 2019
Who says there's never any good news?... @BenOrlin has a new book on the way!:https://t.co/5v5tG0XIrh
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) June 26, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed #mathchat
Wohoo! The Big Internet Math-Off is back! Bookmark @aperiodical if you haven't. #mbpick https://t.co/1521aXjf0u
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) June 17, 2019
haven't finished, but looks fantastic so far (oh, and did I mention FREE):
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) June 17, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #math #book #mathchat https://t.co/E44bzOJpcf
so functional for so many, worth RTing as an #mbpick:
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) June 13, 2019
@mathblogging #LaTex #mathed #mathchat https://t.co/JZMfHPmyPz
Jim Propp curates latest Carnival of Mathematics:https://t.co/C7hf4GPUkC
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) June 7, 2019
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Re-visiting Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem:https://t.co/dusp7IgGRJ
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) June 3, 2019
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Of course we can count on @mathycathy to have a great fun idea for @Desmos Polygraph for end-of-year. https://t.co/MvXnVx8xgv #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) June 3, 2019
Classroom teachers, we might want to pen out "reflections and takeaways" when the school year wraps up, in a blog or personal journal. Here, @Mcoaty did it, so thank you, Matt! https://t.co/bQV1whJRA3#mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) June 3, 2019
Ben Orlin on John Urschel's new book:https://t.co/eTHiddja1S
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) May 15, 2019
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Better than Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, or even Cheech & Chong, I give you Parker & Grime!:https://t.co/cVURh83vSJ
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) May 9, 2019
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(OK, maybe not better than Laurel & Hardy?)
A linear programming problem that matters. https://t.co/JVEWNKwk8p #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
I feel better now. Even my math hero and Overzealous @benorlin makes mistakes [that I would never catch]. https://t.co/UOfnAufCC6 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
โNo two rainbows are the same. Neither are two packs of Skittles. Enjoy an odd mix.โ โ Skittles label. Of course someone had to test the likelihood of this. https://t.co/zt6eCPozfz #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
I didn't know Swiss cheese occupies a mathematical space (of course it does), even cooler is a female mathematician, Alice Roth, who described such space. I learned this, thanks to @evelynjlamb , https://t.co/7ZhBeleWqG #mbpick @mathblogging (Gruyรฉre is my fave.)
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
A wonderful realization of Byrneโs version of Euclid's elements, both as web and large prints https://t.co/ImKSbwW4TA #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 30, 2019
The @aperiodical interviews Jess Boland who extended British sign language for mathematics #a11y #mbpick https://t.co/V7S2iO3Psm
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 19, 2019
What a wonderful, joyous story! ...and must-read about a man few know of:
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) April 7, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat #mathed https://t.co/VTCF31dwz9
"1" may or may not be the loneliest number, but Evelyn Lamb turns it into a surprisingly interesting number:https://t.co/3lpVe7hI2q
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) April 2, 2019
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Marianne Freiberger reviews Marcus Du Sautoy reviewing "Gรถdel, Escher, Bach":https://t.co/ftqdnPY2fJ
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) April 2, 2019
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What bothers me most about the worksheet is the use of word "'till" instead of "'til." https://t.co/Hu743DMePX
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) March 30, 2019
Fine, the whole sheet is shit.#mbpick @mathblogging
"The opposite of gerrymandering isnโt proportional representation; the opposite of gerrymandering is not gerrymandering." @JSEllenberg, on the (first ever?) mathematicians' brief submitted to the US Supreme Court.https://t.co/8v0uMTm3el#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 29, 2019
Five reasons to love the Pythagorean Theorem, and one more reason to love My Favorite Theorem, courtesy of @fawnpnguyen!https://t.co/H8AKqYzQIZ#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 28, 2019
hmmmโฆ I suspect this Sunday post from Gelman (on bad social science & medical science research) that only has 2 comments at the moment, may draw dozens more comments as the week draws on:https://t.co/TKGKYSvCjB
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 24, 2019
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Intricate connections of "Bells, braids, and taxicabs" from @chalkdustmag :https://t.co/OMveLnumK0
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 22, 2019
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ONLY for the statistics-inclined, but possibly must reading for them...
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 20, 2019
from NPR:https://t.co/aCjc8VYp0E
AND followup from Gelman:https://t.co/P7vHkC7vFj
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Finding connections (to pi) in an unexpected place:https://t.co/XLpFIGrUop
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 15, 2019
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In mathematics proof is difficult and evidence is tricky...https://t.co/tolIo2aPSz
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 15, 2019
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@stevenstrogatz wins #PiDay with this wonderful essay (adapted from "Infinite Powers")https://t.co/yvlzLDjGPj#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 14, 2019
@numberphile right on top of the news with this video of Andrew Booker explaining his latest fascinating sum of cubes discovery (for 33):https://t.co/7mCwbwAaPh
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 12, 2019
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Great #PiDay thread from mathematician @AlexKontorovich!#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/5K7MsZ9CMY
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 12, 2019
Wonderful geometry problem and tribute to David Henderson.#math #mathchat #geomchat#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/qZF0eKDR3h
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 12, 2019
The death of proofs is greatly exaggerated... Scott Aaronson on John Horgan:https://t.co/TmCvs1J6kO
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 7, 2019
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Interestingโฆ David M. Roberts on Mochizukiโs ABC work:https://t.co/5hjU38dDWI
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) March 2, 2019
โฆalso a little preface to it here:https://t.co/cWXvOkEVAd
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Outward-Facing Mathematics: A Pitchhttps://t.co/HE0dPCyKDA@JSEllenberg implores mathematicians to tell the world about math through their stories, and provides tips for getting started. @amermathsoc #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 26, 2019
Powerful, personal story about @edraygoins's experiences of isolation, disrespect, and non-acceptance in academic mathematics.https://t.co/kmmkliAx9T#math #mathchat #mbpick@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 23, 2019
Interested in tiling?... if so, you'll love this Numberphile piece (with Edmund Harriss) that starts off with Heesch Numbers:https://t.co/z3rFzY8W6V
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 22, 2019
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Not-to-be-missed: Evelyn Lamb's latest on "near-misses" in #mathematics... and life:https://t.co/opqCXi5R5w
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 22, 2019
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Jim Propp weaves together primes, number theory, Euler, Gauss, Kurt Heegner, and, oh, Martin Gardner:https://t.co/4OdxWgW3ze
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 17, 2019
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Congrats to @sioroberts for publishing what must be the first ever @nytimes story on an algebraic surface!https://t.co/TrrmWFviaT#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 15, 2019
Simon Singh on Numberphile (podcast):https://t.co/zdS8XHWhYy
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 11, 2019
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Who knew... Brian Hayes is a card-carrying factorial fanboy:https://t.co/VH1NufYJmI
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) February 11, 2019
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42 minutes of delight for all the @benorlin groupies out there:
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) January 30, 2019
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed https://t.co/4oIpaaKd3V
Kalid at "Better Explained" relates the Taylor Series to DNA:https://t.co/csc5ChCtka
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) January 24, 2019
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Dan Meyer on 2019 as the year for stats teaching:https://t.co/zFWkO2dsu2
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) January 22, 2019
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A surprisingly elementary solution to the colliding blocks mystery, beautifully explained and demonstrated in @3blue1brown's latest video.https://t.co/7AxG3fuCtO#math #mathchat #mbpick@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 20, 2019
Teaching & mathematical creativity:https://t.co/f4ZBL61bmF
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) January 15, 2019
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Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) has planned #PiDay for you.https://t.co/mk1caUpLZ5#math #mathchat#mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 15, 2019
Think twice before you post a "simple" maths problem on Twitter. :) https://t.co/EbQ8SiCrrr #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
"Creativity in the classroom isnโt something you write as an objective or a standard, but how youโre able to play with the time that youโre not talking." - @TheJLV https://t.co/klANlzlO9J #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
If you didn't make it to the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, here's a nice recap via DataGenetics, from fully autonomous cars to [useless] hand-clapping robots. https://t.co/F96ahUflZ8 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
OH, good to know.
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 7, 2019
"by May 20, 2019, the Kilogram will be defined in terms of Plank's constant." (all physical objects are now scrapped from the metric system) #mbpick @mathblogginghttps://t.co/lLeACEE0ln
Only 15 minutes left of Thirdsday, but better now than never. From @benorlin: Thirdsday: the Holiday Thatโs 33.33โฆ% Better Than Any Other https://t.co/rVvXFce9p1 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 4, 2019
I'll be finding centroids of triangles tomorrow in honor of Thirdsday. How will you celebrate?https://t.co/JpGVVegTYW#math #mathchat#mbpick@mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 3, 2019
A fun little recreational #math coincidence???https://t.co/ACTcZSD9XW
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) January 2, 2019
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Poet Evelyn Lamb ;) on how to memorize the newest prime number (in case you were looking for something to do):https://t.co/F1PQvVJcU9
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 30, 2018
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Tim Gowers, interesting as always, talking about #math #education while overviewing a volume by Craig Barton:https://t.co/GA9W9BPyvK
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 22, 2018
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A physicist laments...https://t.co/jiHGV2BZUI#mbpick @mathblogging #education #mathchat
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 19, 2018
Nice intro to Gรถdel & his work:https://t.co/7zV3Y8navb
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 14, 2018
(...also note, Hofstadter's "Gรถdel, Escher, Bach" came out just one yr. after Kurt's death)
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Fun, fascinating, and fractal via Numberphile (hints of Conway, Wolframโฆ):https://t.co/fKdpv8W9fs
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 10, 2018
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A quick look at... cough, cough... anonymity:https://t.co/vCt93YsBog
— ๐๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐! ๐ข (@SheckyR) December 7, 2018
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal makes a hilarious point about mathematicians @mathblogging #mbpick https://t.co/qd3yz0OPeG
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) October 24, 2018
Schรถne Kurzbiographie von George Boole im Mathematischen Monatskalender von @spektrum https://t.co/wxCDX6yneD @mathblogging #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) September 1, 2018
โOn Math Anxietyโ by @extremefriday. An important topic. https://t.co/aepEaNm1qw @mathblogging #mbpick #mathchat
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) August 14, 2018
xkcd has made some OEIS Submissions and they are hilarious @mathblogging #mbpicks https://t.co/ixyHtBUBON
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) July 6, 2018
Gotta try this with the kids! "Magforming the Johnson Solids" by @RichardElwes https://t.co/vAUcQcOpDk #mbpick @mathblogging
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) May 30, 2018
Fantastic Story Collider performance by the wonderful @MrHonner https://t.co/2xnBr0yB85 @mathblogging #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) May 19, 2018
Cute. "IDEA" IKEA-inspired SVGs visualizing Fleuryโs algorithm for finding an Eulerian path in a graph #mbpicks https://t.co/MaL63pF3uh (and more at the domain)
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 23, 2018
The @rmathematicus takes apart a BBC documentary full of BS about math and madness #mbpicks https://t.co/b1NI8P9sU5
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) March 28, 2018
Some good advice from @RobertTalbert: โThree things to leave off of your syllabusโ https://t.co/Qke6HSdC9u #mbpick #mathblogging
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) January 4, 2018
Excellent blog post by @thewordninja_bk: A Case for Teaching Inquiry https://t.co/YBqSxzXZrr #mbpick
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) February 25, 2017