Category Archives: Applied Math

“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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ThatsMaths: A Tour

Posted on February 20, 2020 by racheljcrowell

ThatsMaths is a blog by Peter Lynch, an emeritus professor of the University College Dublin’s School of Mathematics and Statistics. Many of the posts on the blog are articles that Lynch has written for the Irish Times. Please join me … Continue reading →

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