Category Archives: Applied Math

iRashida: A Tour

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

iRashida, is a blog written by Rashida Hakim, a junior computer science student at Caltech, where she shares “problems and ponderings in physics and math, with a sprinkle of computer science”.  In particular, she is interested in the algorithms used … Continue reading →

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“Physics Buzz”: A Tour

Posted on December 31, 2020 by racheljcrowell

While the “Physics Buzz” blog from the American Physical Society isn’t a math blog, there is some overlap. Here are some interesting recent posts on the site. “Holiday Instability” This post explores questions such as whether a Christmas tree, a … Continue reading →

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Fractal Kitty Blog: A Tour

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

  Fractal Kitty: Making Sense of the Abstract, is a blog created by Sophia Wood and edited by her daughter, where she shares an assortment of fantastic math content. What caught my attention was the great number of math illustrations … Continue reading →

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Aleph Zero Categorical Blog: A Tour

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

The Aleph Zero Categorical: There can only be one blog is written by Canadian mathematician Dr. Jason Polak. The blog started back in 2011, when Polak began his Ph.D. as a way to “showcase abstraction and its beauty in the … Continue reading →

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Rage of the Blackboard: A Tour

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

I’ve always found great beauty in the way illustrations can convey a lot of information in a succinct, elegant, and beautiful way. I am a big fan of art especially when it intersects with math. While on Twitter, I ran … Continue reading →

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Math on the Dynamic Ecology Blog

Posted on May 7, 2020 by racheljcrowell

Dynamic Ecology is a group blog by Jeremy Fox, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Calgary, Brian McGill, a macroecologist at the University of Maine. and Meghan Duffy, an aquatic and disease ecologist at the University of … Continue reading →

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Math in the time of COVID-19

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

In the past few posts, I’ve been avoiding writing about the current Coronavirus outbreak. Honestly, I’ve been having a hard time coping with the uncertainty and worry about how we are going to survive and move forward from this. Around … Continue reading →

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Logic ForAll: A Tour

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

While touring the math blogosphere I was very excited to find ‘Logic ForAll’, a blog dedicated to making math accessible by mathematician and computer scientist Dr. Valeria de Paiva. She also writes in another great blog Women in Logic, which is … Continue reading →

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Old and New Math Celebrations

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

With all the news about the coronavirus, the uncertainty, and stress many are currently facing, I wanted to write a post with some levity ¹. What better day than this! Today is both the first International Day of Mathematics (IDM) … Continue reading →

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The Joy of x Podcast: A Tour

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

The Joy of x podcast is a series of conversations with a wide range of scientists about their lives, work, and what fostered their passion. It is hosted by Steven Strogatz in collaboration with QuantaMagazine. The format of this podcast makes … Continue reading →

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