Monthly Archives: November 2017

Just In Time For The Holidays

Posted on November 27, 2017 by annahaensch

Well, I’ve done you a favor and shielded you from these juicy mathematical and political morsels until after Thanksgiving. A recent NPR/PBSNewshour/Marist poll showed that 58% of people were not looking forward to discussing politics at their holiday table, while … Continue reading →

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Application Advice for Students, Job-Seekers, and Recommendation Letter Writers

Posted on November 20, 2017 by evelynjlamb

I really didn’t know what I was doing when I applied for graduate school, and I am thankful for the assistance of the professors at my undergraduate university who helped me and the luck that got me into a few … Continue reading →

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Bees and Bombs

Posted on November 13, 2017 by annahaensch

His name is Dave, he used to do physics, now he makes GIFs. Dave is known on Twitter as beesandbombs and he has a Tumblr of the same name. David Whyte studied theoretical physics as an undergraduate at Trinity College … Continue reading →

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Math Education Researchers Deserve Respect

Posted on November 7, 2017 by evelynjlamb

In what has become sadly routine, right-wing news sites started publishing inflammatory articles about a professor whose work they don’t like about two weeks ago. (I am not linking to their stories in this post because they contribute to this … Continue reading →

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