Author Archives: Beth Malmskog

Epsilon and Beyond

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

I started writing for PhD + Epsilon in 2014, when I was just starting my third (!) academic job (my double fabulous co-blogger, Sara Malec, started at the same time; we took it over from the extremely fantastic Adriana Salerno).  … Continue reading →

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stories

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

Math needs more stories. All kinds of stories: about where ideas come from and what they mean; about the people who do math–how, why, and where they came from; about the beautiful and messed up parts of the community, and … Continue reading →

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Building Locality

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

My first three years out of graduate school, when I was in visiting positions, I was moving a lot and didn’t have much extra energy to dig into the communities where I lived. I made some great friends, but we … Continue reading →

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