Up early Monday morning at #JMM2026? Come to this breakfast at 7:30-9:00am: The AMS Committee on Engagement, Participation, and Advancement on Fostering Representation in Mathematics: Community Strategies, Discussion, and Continental Breakfast. Marquis Salon 2, Marriott Marquis
Hey #JMM2026 find me wandering around or at the Monday night Knitting Circle if you want to crochet a square based on a cellular automaton for a math/art/community exhibit www.grannylifecrochet.com
I’m also speaking at:
“Learning About the Beauty of Mathematics, from my Students”
Sun 1:00- 1:30 PM, 149A
Panel, “Writing for Broad Public Audiences”, Sun 4:00- 5:00 pm, 147B.
“Visual Artifacts from a Course entitled ‘Mathematics for Human Flourishing’", Tue 2:30-3:00 PM, 102B.
#JMM2026
Some events I’ll be speaking at #JMM2026:
J. Sutherland Frame Lecture: “100 Years of Sperner’s Lemma: Proofs, Generalizations, and Applications”, Sunday 2:10pm - 3:00pm, Ballroom A.
I promise it will be a fun talk. And…
Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College, will give the Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) J. Sutherland Frame Lecture at #JMM2026 on “100 Years of Sperner's Lemma: Proofs, Generalizations, and Applications." buff.ly/190QBLP
I have not! Thanks for the recommendation
Hmmm, not ringing a bell, unfortunately
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This Giving Tuesday, if you’re looking for an initiative that can really use your support, consider giving to this project that will help LA area math teachers and improve the math preparation of students, through the terrific work of the The UCLA Curtis Center:
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I enjoyed this thoughtful conversation with English professor Wesley Beal. Asking big questions doesn’t have to be limited to the humanities.
open.spotify.com/episode/1KV9...
Tell your Italian friends: I'm speaking at two events in Italy a week from now:
A public event in Rome Sep 27 related to the Italian edition of my book: www.associazionetokalon.com/matematica-p...
Then at the Global Math Summit in Cagliari on Oct 1: www.globalmathsummit.com
Excited about both!
Come work with my fantastic colleagues! We have a job opening for someone in any area of operations research with a broad teaching porfolio.
See the ad:
math.hmc.edu/tenure-track...
Book cover
Look what arrived in the mail! Five years ago, I got a call from @profnoahgian.bsky.social to discuss my experiences writing a book for the general public. Since then, he’s written TWO… this one out today, and he was just recognized with JPBM award for mathematics communication. Congrats, Noah!
Giving this lecture this Friday in San Francisco, also live-streamed on Zoom. The Ross Lectures highlight recent research in a way accessible to high school students. I’ll speak on work combining a lot of different types of math, but also offers some larger lessons about how math often gets done.
N4yo is into jokes, and is now improvising his own. He recently learned this one: “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Cow.” “Cow who?” “No, cows moo!”
Here’s his new joke, which I thought was clever:
“Knock, knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Toilet.”
“Toilet who?”
“No, toilet poo!”
🤣
Surprisingly funny, and touching. You’re welcome.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Anyway, you should read Francis Su on this: www.amazon.com/Mathematics-...
This book really influenced me to see math as a kind of pump for all sorts of virtues-- patience, thoughtfulness, humility, etc.
I’m glad you resonate with its message. I’m a big fan of SMBC
The new Pope (or a name twin, but I think it's actually him) wrote a book that features Bayes's Theorem. 👀
academic.oup.com/book/50039/c...
The new pope was an undergraduate mathematics major.
Some great interactive simulations here, thanks to math.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
For anyone interested in taking a summer math course, I'm teaching Discrete Mathematics (Math 55) online this summer.
It's a 6-week course meeting online 3 days/week (MWF 8am-10:30am Pacific Time, May 28-July 2). More info:
www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi...
Apply here:
www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi...
Everyone should see “Counted Out”, a film by Vicki Abeles. This Pi Day (3/14), I'm moderating a panel after the screening at UCLA.
Register for the UCLA event here:
curtiscenter.math.ucla.edu/news/13050/
More about the film, and other screenings around the US: www.countedoutfilm.com/screenings
Hey so nice to see you Chris and hear what’s new with you!
For all of us wanting advice about how to mitigate toxic ash/dust from the fires, this Caltech webinar is really excellent—very informative & practical. One takeaway: dust that they wiped off surfaces on campus had high levels of lead, but wet wipes are effective at cleaning.
youtu.be/VBg7wBCoSW8
Yes, definitely parallel! I love it: space potatoes
In one class, I confessed this, and spoke about how---in critical times---math can be a refuge from concerns of the world AND also build in us the patience to sit with hard problems that seem unsolvable and try to tackle them. It is good for me to remember: *that* is why I teach math.
First day of class. Wasn't ready, honestly. Coming back from two weeks of being in disaster mode---worrying about smoke, house-less friends, son's asthma, air quality, closed schools, toxic ash with lead and asbestos in it---how do I teach math? And yet... /1
Not on yesterday’s list. Hoping there another list coming.
