Category Archives: Blogs

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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Robert Talbert’s Blog: A Tour

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

The Fall semester is upon us! While searching for blogs that focused on teaching (and learning), I was happy to find Dr. Robert Talbert’s blog where he shares his ideas on how to keep up with the ever-changing world of … Continue reading →

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Tanya Khovanova’s Math Blog: A Tour

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

Dr. Tanya Khovanova is a mathematician whose research interests lie in recreational mathematics, combinatorics, probability, geometry, number theory. Currently, she is a Lecturer and PRIMES Head Mentor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  In To Count the Natural Numbers, … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Roots of Unity

Posted on July 20, 2020 by racheljcrowell

Last month, Evelyn Lamb (former co-editor of this blog) shared her final post for her Roots of Unity blog, which was part of the Scientific American blog network. I’m sad to see such a fantastic math blog come to an … 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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Just Equations Blog: A Tour

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

Just Equations is a California based project dedicated to advancing math-related policies that give students the quantitative tools they need to advance in college and beyond. The project hopes to achieve this through research and analysis, strategic communications, convening of … Continue reading →

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“Thinking Mathematically”: A Tour

Posted on June 24, 2020 by racheljcrowell

Mark Chubb writes the “Thinking Mathematically” education blog. He has taught grades 5-8 and serves as an instructional coach for the DSB of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. He’s also an Additional Qualifications instructor. Here are a few highlights from the … Continue reading →

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What does anti-racism in mathematics look like?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

This question is on the front of my mind and is followed by how is anti-racism in mathematics practiced? The differences in how members of underrepresented groups, especially those who identify as Black and African American, are treated 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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