Monthly Archives: July 2016

Meta Blogs on Math Blogs

Posted on July 27, 2016 by evelynjlamb

Blogging about math blogs is an inherently meta activity, and today it’s going to get even more meta because I’m writing about the Carnival of Mathematics, which Anna and I will be hosting here on this very blog next month. The … Continue reading →

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Beware of Counterintuitive Results: Police Shooting Edition

Posted on July 25, 2016 by annahaensch

Last week the New York Times ran the following headline: “Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings.” The article addresses a study currently underway by Roland G. Freyer Jr., a Harvard University economist. … Continue reading →

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Catching ‘Em All Over The Place

Posted on July 13, 2016 by annahaensch

This has been a weird week. People have been walking into traffic, trees and parked cars at an alarming rate while they compete to catch little animated beasties that are sort-of kind-of actually walking down the street next to us. … Continue reading →

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Picture This!

Posted on July 6, 2016 by evelynjlamb

I doubt I’m the only person who sees the front cover of a math book or a conference poster and wants to know more about the picture. That’s why I was excited that when the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics … Continue reading →

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