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Author Archives: racheljcrowell
Wolfram Blogging
“A Very Brief History of Mathematics” is a recorded lecture recently posted to Stephen Wolfram’s podcast. A Boing Boing post describes it as “a fascinating lecture” but also “a spoken-word illustration of the problems with his incredible (and incredibly difficult) … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics and Computing, people in math
Tagged AI, Alan Turing, Daniel Lichtblau, Dirac, internet, mentoring, Sjoerd Smit, Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram Blog
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Mathematical oncology blog posts
In July, The Mathematical Oncology Blog was launched. This community blog, which focuses on mathematical and computational oncology, is looking for contributors. Presently, the blog has several posts and seems to be off to an great start. I find it … Continue reading
Introducing Vanessa!
Starting this month, Vanessa Rivera Quiñones (@MissVRiveraQ) will be co-editing the blog with me! She received her Ph.D. in mathematics this year from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and she’s currently looking for a job in Belgium. Last year, … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Math, Biomath, Data Science, Math Communication, Math Education, people in math, women in math
Tagged blogging, collaboration, Graduate Student Blog, Mathematical Modeling, SACNAS, social justice, Vanessa Rivera Quiñones
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Math Instruction for Students Learning English
As of 2016, 4.9 million students — or 9.6% of students in U.S. public schools — were identified as English Language Learners (ELL), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. While different folks advocate using different terms to describe … Continue reading
Updates on Gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month on gerrymandering. “In a 5-4 decision along traditional conservative-liberal ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question — not reviewable by federal courts — and that those courts … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Math Communication
Tagged Cathy O'Neil, gerrymandering, government, Jeanne Clelland, MAA, Math Values, Princeton Gerrymandering Project, Rachel Levy, Sam Wang, Supreme Court
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Mathematical Resilience
The MAA and AMS recently co-published “Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey” and the e-book is free to download here. The book was edited by Allison K. Henrich, a mathematician at Seattle University, Emille D. Lawrence, a … Continue reading
Posted in Issues in Higher Education, K-12 Mathematics, Math Communication, Math Education, people in math, Uncategorized
Tagged Amanda Ruiz, GRE, laura taalman, mathematical resilience, Terence Tao
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Pride Month And Math
June is Pride Month. June 28, 2019 is also the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots/uprising that marked the beginning of a new era in the fight for rights and freedoms for LGBTQ+ folks in America and around the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Events, Math Education, people in math
Tagged 500 Queer Scientists, Anthony Bonato, Equality Act, GLSEN blog, inclusion/exclusion blog, inclusive, Juliettte Bruce, Kyle S. Whipple, LG&TBQ, LGBTQ+, Mary Hoelscher, Pride month
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Inclusive Math History
Earlier this month, Anna announced on Twitter “It’s finally happened, I got tapped to teach History of Math. Since I cover so much of the euro white guy stuff in number theory, I want to do a People’s History of … Continue reading
Posted in History of Mathematics, Issues in Higher Education, K-12 Mathematics, Math Education, people in math, Uncategorized, women in math
Tagged biographies, David Richeson, Division by Zero, Evelyn Lamb, Fermat's Last Theorem, inclusion/exclusion blog, Katherine Johnson, Mike Lawler, Mike's Math Page, Sophie Germaine
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The recent buzz on John Urschel
John Urschel, a graduate student in mathematics at MIT and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, has been in the news a lot lately. That’s because his memoir, ““Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football,” which he … Continue reading
Posted in Math Communication, Math Education, people in math, Uncategorized
Tagged Ben Orlin, heidelberg laureate forum, John Urschel, Louisa Thomas, Math with Bad Drawings, My Favorite Theorem, teachers
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On Technology And Harm
Fictional stories about putting too much trust in technology often involve armies of killer robots. But what if some of today’s real threats of improperly checked technology are less thrilling but nevertheless harmful or even deadly? On the bit-player blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Data Science, Mathematics and Computing
Tagged algorithm, Brian Hayes, Cathy O'Neil, disaster, hazard, mathbabe.org, plane crash, technology
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