Category Archives: Biomath

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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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 →

Posted in Applied Math, Biomath, Blogs, Current Events, Issues in Higher Education, Math Communication, Math Education, Mental Health, women in math | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Applied Math, Biomath, Blogs, History of Mathematics, Mathematics and the Arts, people in math, Statistics | Tagged Bernhard Bolzano, Jordan Curve Theorem, Katsushika Hokusai, Muriel Bristol, Peter Lynch, pursuit problems, rogue waves | Comments Off

Interactive Explorations of Hilbert Curves

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

One of the most famous and elegant constructions in mathematics is Hilbert’s space-filling curve. A nice description of Hilbert curves can be seen in Grant Sanderson’s (@3Blue1Brown) video “Hilbert’s Curves: Is Infinite Math Useful?” These curves have an impressive number … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Mathematics

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

On September 20, 2019, a series of strikes around the world demanding action against climate change began as part of Global Week for the Future. It inspired me to look into ways mathematics contributes to the growing challenge of sustainability. … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Math, Artificial Intelligence, Biomath, Current Events, Data Science, Math Education, Mathematics and Computing, Sustainability | Comments Off

Introducing Vanessa!

Posted on August 14, 2019 by racheljcrowell

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 | Comments Off

Does This Make Sense?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by annahaensch

Some of my favorite questions to ask in class involve drawing up some sort of a mathematical model for my students and asking: does this make sense? Whether matching curves to the heating and cooling laws of my morning coffee, … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Math, Biomath | Tagged Dan Meyer, Mathematical Modeling, modeling | 1 Comment

Botanical Mathematicians

Posted on June 1, 2015 by evelynjlamb

When I clicked on a blog post called “Bamboo Mathematicians,” I assumed it would be about the bamboo multiplication table recently cleaned up and analyzed by researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Those bamboo strips, dating from approximately 305 BCE, … Continue reading →

Posted in Applied Math, Biomath | Tagged bamboo, biology, botany, Carl Zimmer, cicadas, mathematical models of evolution, plants | Comments Off