mathblogging.org - Editor's Picks Archive, 2017-2022

From 2017 to 2022, we gathered posts selected by our editors via Twitter, displaying the most recent batch on the frontpage.

Below is the complete list of links from that period.

Interview with Dr. Keith Devlin on his background, math writing, research, popularization, etc.:https://t.co/nTSF8582y2
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 26, 2021
Great post by @mathyadriana! I haven't tagged something with a @mathblogging pick in a while; but it's time with this one. #mathblogging #mbpick https://t.co/NjEaLdBuQl
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) January 20, 2021
An incredible collaborative math/art project led by @cs_kaplan: Swirled Serieshttps://t.co/ymVnXWjHWQ #math #mathchat #mathart #mbpick @mathblogging #swirlysquaresunday #swirledseries
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) December 3, 2020
sometimes the struggle is as important, or more-so, than the solution:https://t.co/AGOPfTYMrU
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 19, 2020
From fabulous @EricaKlarreich & @QuantaMagazine something new on something old (traveling salesperson problem):https://t.co/jjbJg2f5rK
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) October 9, 2020
Patterns, data mining, bitcoin, oh my...:https://t.co/3lI2p1A85N
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 17, 2020
a fun take on the Pigeon-hole Principle:https://t.co/EHjkJsXihn
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 3, 2020
Read about the muffin problem in the latest Mathematical Enchantments essay from @JimPropp. A great story about how simple puzzles become compelling mathematical investigations.https://t.co/0VGJ3NB50r #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 17, 2020
.@ilaba on universities in time of climate change (and pandemics). Must. Read. https://t.co/sbDKGc1piQ
#mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 17, 2020
What's old is new again... Gelman reaches into the past for some current insights in stats: https://t.co/V29eEd37GV
#mbpick @mathblogging #statistics #research
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) August 16, 2020
"GPT-3, Shannon entropy, and a Russian theory of literature"
Fascinating post at the Comfortably Numbered blog:https://t.co/iFVq8GM1Z5

Literature as maximally entropic text?#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 24, 2020
Great interview with @evelynjlamb about her successful blog run and her thoughts on math writing and communication. By @writesRCrowell for @amermathsoc.https://t.co/Efs7HUYhYc #math #mathchat #scicomm #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 20, 2020
Cathy O'Neil (@mathbabedotorg) identifies the newest Weapon of Math Destruction in Education: IB Grading Algorithms.https://t.co/QxRiUsfeeb #mathchat #edchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 17, 2020
Ron Graham.... #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/6YaVv2SPXk
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) July 8, 2020
always worth reading Mumford....
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/TjLyeZVEoK
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) July 5, 2020
The @rmathematicus celebrates the humble eleven (th birthday) https://t.co/1RiUM8r60s #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) June 12, 2020
I have a request that @BenOrlin leave his brain to science when he dies (hopefully no time soon) …and hey maybe his sister do the same:https://t.co/hfUNVnStnS
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat #mathed
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 4, 2020
The latest Mathematical Enchantments essay from @JimPropp is a thoughtful and personal reflection on John Conway and hero worship. https://t.co/SOSw8xxO6B #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 17, 2020
"I'm going to use this cooking advice column the next time I teach logic proofs" is not something I ever expected to say.#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/hAEmKIoqAs
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 3, 2020
Lots for everyone to enjoy at the latest @CarnivalOfMath hosted by @benjamin_leis https://t.co/iQlvR3cLSc #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) May 3, 2020
If you (like me) have never heard of Walter Joris than @benorlin has some things to show you:https://t.co/ixgUjvniIu
#mbpick @mathblogging #puzzles #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) April 22, 2020
@mathblogging #mbpick https://t.co/wgtRwIoEaO
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 18, 2020
Lovely obituary for John Conway by @sioroberts.https://t.co/3Pvuvl1Ma9 #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 16, 2020
The Legendary John Conway, from @numberphile https://t.co/avIlmZxtrd
Wonderful remembrance, including commentary from @sioroberts, @CardColm, @mathmoves's David Eisenbud, and Conway himself.#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 13, 2020
"Conway was arguably an extreme point in the convex hull of all mathematicians. He will very much be missed."
Terry Tao, on John Conway's passing.https://t.co/cpt79wu8mu #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) April 12, 2020
Erica Klarreich never disappoints (this time on Langlands...):https://t.co/0eirXQR40g
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) April 7, 2020
Timely: mathematics, group-testing, Covid-19...:https://t.co/5djJPUxujp
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 13, 2020
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/lq8BaIx3DF
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 11, 2020
#mbpick https://t.co/Nwk5R7vrxY
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) March 10, 2020
Wonderful profile of Freeman Dyson by @sioroberts. https://t.co/Jj3ocVuqwg #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 8, 2020
Ben Orlin, with a li'l help from his friends:https://t.co/6ar1YZ0IhU
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 26, 2020
This might take more than a few minutes of your time, but it's rad.

The Map of Mathematicshttps://t.co/4BI3B8NfXS @mathblogging #mbpick
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) February 22, 2020
Mathster essayist Jim Propp on beauty, proofs, and mathematical advances:https://t.co/daULUU9tMR
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 18, 2020
@shapeoperator takes a break from his annual "You think you know geometry?" series to tackle magnetic fields, dogs pooping, and unscrupulous unit misrepresentation.https://t.co/cikYTHIkEA #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 16, 2020
Lots to explore...
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/X252Zp7Gg7
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 14, 2020
Points of Maximal Curvature, from Calculus VIIhttps://t.co/kHvGaw7rP9
Connections to #APCalc and an open question about polynomials!#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 8, 2020
Enjoy calculus? Have lots of free time to spend on math? Then this index of questions from Calculus VII is for you!https://t.co/0shA2k5Yhc #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging pic.twitter.com/uS4GihUMY0
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 28, 2020
"...the incentive structure of the math classroom is wrong. Not only is it wrong, it is sick and toxic." @cheesemonkeysf , Rooting Out Opportunity Hoarding and Perverse Incentives in the Math Classroomhttps://t.co/kUfKd9S2xG #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 20, 2020
"I don’t know if any of us are truly radical because we’re working within a system that filters for compliance and narrow forms of intellect at its core." @TheJLV , I CAN’T TELL THEM WHAT THEY’LL DO (CLASSROOMS, JUSTICE, AND LEGACIES) https://t.co/NN0aM049Ft #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 20, 2020
Excellent post about the future of enrichment in mathematics. #mathblogging #mbpick #mathchat https://t.co/6XnxyZlyaG
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) January 13, 2020
Theorem of Pythagoras, still leading to active research. Who'd've thunk? @walkingrandomly cues you in https://t.co/EL3sYj4cs2 #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) January 7, 2020
"As for you, if you’re 60 or older, you were born closer to the 1800s than today."https://t.co/3VcRksgZSv #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 5, 2020
@3blue1brown tackles Bayes' Theorem:https://t.co/Wu82eLxNmu
#mbpick @mathblogging #stats #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) December 22, 2019
“The Mystery of Mathematics”… review of Francis Su’s new book (h/t Anthony Bonato):https://t.co/KB4uanob8d
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) December 16, 2019
Terry Tao tackles the Collatz conjecture:https://t.co/B2w1MHAl4e
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) December 11, 2019
Ever have to decide between arithmetic mean or geometric mean? @evelynjlamb shares "ditherer’s mean," https://t.co/2be4RPd2EF @mathblogging #mbpick
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) November 30, 2019
Inaugural Riemann Prize laureate is Terry Tao:https://t.co/flyNtQfPhn
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 27, 2019
This wonderful profile of Julia Robinson by @evelynjlamb in @ScienceNews is this week's math must read!https://t.co/PMXxMiC9Qe #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 24, 2019
"Your Computer As An Autistic Savant" (algorithmic ignorance):https://t.co/8a6THMqu5D
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 21, 2019
Some weekend #math reading from the n-Category Cafe: Geodesic Spheres and Gram Matrices.https://t.co/YF6hfWeHRy #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 17, 2019
Nice new profile of Terry Tao:https://t.co/3iRjD75jhU
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 13, 2019
Can humans reliably generate random numbers? Some thoughts from Brent Yorgey at The Math Less Traveledhttps://t.co/k2YYpbnwWU #math #mathchat #statschat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) November 11, 2019
@benorlin is right, you haven't seen the coolest lined paper. Until you see these:https://t.co/bgGSydIs9D @CmonMattTHINK @mathblogging #mbpick
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) November 11, 2019
In just a matter of time, the number 114 may show up in your math news-feed; Mr. Honner explains why:https://t.co/XOU8QfsTbS
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 5, 2019
Mike Lawler offers up 16 favorite ideas he shared with his kids:https://t.co/wwrir49FkA
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) November 4, 2019
Keith Devlin on math #education in a "wicked world" ;)https://t.co/8Rf6LXpUyo
#mathed #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) October 31, 2019
Fun interview with Ben Orlin:https://t.co/JayUtWsjKn
Somehow I’ve missed these “Breaking Math” podcasts and they all look good!
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) October 24, 2019
Evelyn Lamb's perspective on Hilbert's 23 problems:https://t.co/p4P1aClJN4
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) October 19, 2019
The Quarter Circle Gamehttps://t.co/YpMz3AZYj5
Interesting question and extensions from @JSEllenberg #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 17, 2019
What can you do with linear algebra? Great list from @jeremyjkun, with lots of further reading. (An old post, but glad to be reminded of it!)https://t.co/lnAkaalBhS #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 16, 2019
Equivalence and higher category theory (advanced, cutting-edge work of J. Lurie):https://t.co/3fIk7mtxbh
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) October 13, 2019
Screenwriter @evelynjlamb writes the courtroom drama mathematicians have been waiting for.https://t.co/z11G1X7TiR #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging #DunDun
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) October 9, 2019
3Blue1Brown dives into a "simple" https://t.co/kgU6wtsRwg question about prime numbers and spirals #mbpick https://t.co/caSxTQUv7I
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) October 8, 2019
'Colloquial' correlation and otherwise:https://t.co/4g1zCtZf9x
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 30, 2019
Lots of choices here (mostly for general audience or for teachers):
#mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/mQV0e1FGcd
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 28, 2019
Progress on twin-primes:https://t.co/D3BALx8EaW
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 26, 2019
Jim Propp unpacks sphere-packing:https://t.co/AC8hVh7ctw
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 17, 2019
Interesting (long) review of Judea Pearl's "The Book of Why" (statistics/causality):https://t.co/KsSxMQw33l
#mbpick @mathblogging #statistics
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 5, 2019
Absolutely incredible post from @cs_kaplan on "Escher-like Spiral Tilings" that includes an interactive tool for creating them!https://t.co/3fmJvHyxNV #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging pic.twitter.com/jQUhDWWicC
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) September 3, 2019
A primer about real world statistics & human behavior:https://t.co/AUM5e6rMn8 (via Hannah Fry/New Yorker)
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) September 3, 2019
An interactive, dynamic visualization of an Enigma machine by Tom MacWright using Observable #mbpick https://t.co/f0BAxpgMUd
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) September 2, 2019
Another terrific post from @RobJLow, on the difference between a second derivative and differentiating twice.https://t.co/ePIXQkJwrv #math #mathchat #APCalc #mbpicks @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 28, 2019
On a Hippocratic oath for maths and tech people by @FryRsquared #mbpick https://t.co/zbtszaJuzB
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 18, 2019
just a fun little (9 min.) BBC podcast (of mice and math… & Twitter):https://t.co/egLDmlIHvN
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) August 17, 2019
Great read on how "chromatic polynomial” reveals its structure in connection with graph theory, Color Me Polynomial — Quanta Magazine by @MrHonner https://t.co/9huN6pA0i6 #mbpick #algebrachat @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 14, 2019
Evelyn Lamb researches the longest matrilineal chain in math for @sciam!https://t.co/8WpX1xAImy #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 12, 2019
Aubrey Clayton on the Flawed Reasoning Behind the Replication Crisis and how Bayes can help #mbpick https://t.co/bTiYiej9uK
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 9, 2019
Nearly Parallel is Nearly Transitive, by @JohnDCook https://t.co/UUlNa2bYZi
Nice follow up to recent conversation about non-transitivity of correlation.#math #mathchat #statschat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) August 8, 2019
Grant Sanderson's latest beautiful explication has been making the rounds, but ICYMI:https://t.co/ndtVeLnKB0
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) August 7, 2019
In-N-Out gets my vote too. Best Burger Ranks https://t.co/a9UXLwYFfw #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 6, 2019
Something about gravitons and gravitinos. Three colleagues share $3 million prize for winning the Special Breakthrough Prize for the discovery of supergravity https://t.co/1umavi3yGz #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) August 6, 2019
Mike Pawliuk on supporting undergrads before their first CUMC conference #mbpick https://t.co/sgJaInAZoy
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) August 4, 2019
One teacher's path from mathematics to #statistics:https://t.co/kPVZtgkORz
#mbpick #mathed @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) July 31, 2019
Thorough overview of the (suprisingly complex?) game of video poker from @DataGenetics. Includes a playable game! (No payouts, though.)https://t.co/ycynyt85hF #math #mathchat #statschat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 23, 2019
Has it been five years already? Thanks to @extremefriday for a great run at the @amermathsoc Blog on Math Blogs.https://t.co/AjohkqpwBX #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 23, 2019
Prior to π, the Egyptians had a nifty way to figure out area of circle. Jorge Nuno Silva got my vote, video at bottom of page https://t.co/aQ3bfKctPV #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) July 22, 2019
See, numbers are cool without having to attach to "real world" anything. Powers of Two in Lex Order https://t.co/HvwAXKyJ5q #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) July 22, 2019
Jim Propp's "favorite theorem":https://t.co/JQcjf4MH1C
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) July 14, 2019
Which is larger: Aᴮ or Bᴬ ? Nice treatment from @DataGenetics.https://t.co/SQKoNkwRVk #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) July 9, 2019
The excellent @EricaKlarreich reports on the counterexamples to Hedetniemi’s Conjecture - h/t @aperiodical #mbpick https://t.co/M7XIB2GMbo
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) June 27, 2019
Who says there's never any good news?... @BenOrlin has a new book on the way!:https://t.co/5v5tG0XIrh
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 26, 2019
Wohoo! The Big Internet Math-Off is back! Bookmark @aperiodical if you haven't. #mbpick https://t.co/1521aXjf0u
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) June 17, 2019
haven't finished, but looks fantastic so far (oh, and did I mention FREE):
#mbpick @mathblogging #math #book #mathchat https://t.co/E44bzOJpcf
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 17, 2019
so functional for so many, worth RTing as an #mbpick:
@mathblogging #LaTex #mathed #mathchat https://t.co/JZMfHPmyPz
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 13, 2019
Jim Propp curates latest Carnival of Mathematics:https://t.co/C7hf4GPUkC
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 7, 2019
Re-visiting Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem:https://t.co/dusp7IgGRJ
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) June 3, 2019
Of course we can count on @mathycathy to have a great fun idea for @Desmos Polygraph for end-of-year. https://t.co/MvXnVx8xgv #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) June 3, 2019
Classroom teachers, we might want to pen out "reflections and takeaways" when the school year wraps up, in a blog or personal journal. Here, @Mcoaty did it, so thank you, Matt! https://t.co/bQV1whJRA3 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) June 3, 2019
Ben Orlin on John Urschel's new book:https://t.co/eTHiddja1S
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) May 15, 2019
Better than Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, or even Cheech & Chong, I give you Parker & Grime!:https://t.co/cVURh83vSJ
#mbpick @mathblogging
(OK, maybe not better than Laurel & Hardy?)
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) May 9, 2019
A linear programming problem that matters. https://t.co/JVEWNKwk8p #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
I feel better now. Even my math hero and Overzealous @benorlin makes mistakes [that I would never catch]. https://t.co/UOfnAufCC6 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
“No two rainbows are the same. Neither are two packs of Skittles. Enjoy an odd mix.” – Skittles label. Of course someone had to test the likelihood of this. https://t.co/zt6eCPozfz #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
I didn't know Swiss cheese occupies a mathematical space (of course it does), even cooler is a female mathematician, Alice Roth, who described such space. I learned this, thanks to @evelynjlamb , https://t.co/7ZhBeleWqG #mbpick @mathblogging (Gruyére is my fave.)
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) May 4, 2019
A wonderful realization of Byrne’s version of Euclid's elements, both as web and large prints https://t.co/ImKSbwW4TA #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 30, 2019
The @aperiodical interviews Jess Boland who extended British sign language for mathematics #a11y #mbpick https://t.co/V7S2iO3Psm
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 19, 2019
What a wonderful, joyous story! ...and must-read about a man few know of:
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat #mathed https://t.co/VTCF31dwz9
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) April 7, 2019
"1" may or may not be the loneliest number, but Evelyn Lamb turns it into a surprisingly interesting number:https://t.co/3lpVe7hI2q
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) April 2, 2019
Marianne Freiberger reviews Marcus Du Sautoy reviewing "Gödel, Escher, Bach":https://t.co/ftqdnPY2fJ
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) April 2, 2019
What bothers me most about the worksheet is the use of word "'till" instead of "'til." https://t.co/Hu743DMePX

Fine, the whole sheet is shit.#mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) March 30, 2019
"The opposite of gerrymandering isn’t proportional representation; the opposite of gerrymandering is not gerrymandering." @JSEllenberg, on the (first ever?) mathematicians' brief submitted to the US Supreme Court.https://t.co/8v0uMTm3el #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 29, 2019
Five reasons to love the Pythagorean Theorem, and one more reason to love My Favorite Theorem, courtesy of @fawnpnguyen!https://t.co/H8AKqYzQIZ #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 28, 2019
hmmm… I suspect this Sunday post from Gelman (on bad social science & medical science research) that only has 2 comments at the moment, may draw dozens more comments as the week draws on:https://t.co/TKGKYSvCjB
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 24, 2019
Intricate connections of "Bells, braids, and taxicabs" from @chalkdustmag :https://t.co/OMveLnumK0
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 22, 2019
ONLY for the statistics-inclined, but possibly must reading for them...
from NPR:https://t.co/aCjc8VYp0E
AND followup from Gelman:https://t.co/P7vHkC7vFj
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 20, 2019
Finding connections (to pi) in an unexpected place:https://t.co/XLpFIGrUop
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 15, 2019
In mathematics proof is difficult and evidence is tricky...https://t.co/tolIo2aPSz
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 15, 2019
@stevenstrogatz wins #PiDay with this wonderful essay (adapted from "Infinite Powers")https://t.co/yvlzLDjGPj #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 14, 2019
@numberphile right on top of the news with this video of Andrew Booker explaining his latest fascinating sum of cubes discovery (for 33):https://t.co/7mCwbwAaPh
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 12, 2019
Great #PiDay thread from mathematician @AlexKontorovich!#math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/5K7MsZ9CMY
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 12, 2019
Wonderful geometry problem and tribute to David Henderson.#math #mathchat #geomchat #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/qZF0eKDR3h
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) March 12, 2019
The death of proofs is greatly exaggerated... Scott Aaronson on John Horgan:https://t.co/TmCvs1J6kO
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 7, 2019
Interesting… David M. Roberts on Mochizuki’s ABC work:https://t.co/5hjU38dDWI
…also a little preface to it here:https://t.co/cWXvOkEVAd
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) March 2, 2019
Outward-Facing Mathematics: A Pitchhttps://t.co/HE0dPCyKDA @JSEllenberg implores mathematicians to tell the world about math through their stories, and provides tips for getting started. @amermathsoc #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 26, 2019
Powerful, personal story about @edraygoins's experiences of isolation, disrespect, and non-acceptance in academic mathematics.https://t.co/kmmkliAx9T #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 23, 2019
Interested in tiling?... if so, you'll love this Numberphile piece (with Edmund Harriss) that starts off with Heesch Numbers:https://t.co/z3rFzY8W6V
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 22, 2019
Not-to-be-missed: Evelyn Lamb's latest on "near-misses" in #mathematics... and life:https://t.co/opqCXi5R5w
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 22, 2019
Jim Propp weaves together primes, number theory, Euler, Gauss, Kurt Heegner, and, oh, Martin Gardner:https://t.co/4OdxWgW3ze
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 17, 2019
Congrats to @sioroberts for publishing what must be the first ever @nytimes story on an algebraic surface!https://t.co/TrrmWFviaT #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) February 15, 2019
Simon Singh on Numberphile (podcast):https://t.co/zdS8XHWhYy
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 11, 2019
Who knew... Brian Hayes is a card-carrying factorial fanboy:https://t.co/VH1NufYJmI
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) February 11, 2019
42 minutes of delight for all the @benorlin groupies out there:
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed https://t.co/4oIpaaKd3V
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 30, 2019
Kalid at "Better Explained" relates the Taylor Series to DNA:https://t.co/csc5ChCtka
#mbpick @mathblogging
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 24, 2019
Dan Meyer on 2019 as the year for stats teaching:https://t.co/zFWkO2dsu2
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 22, 2019
A surprisingly elementary solution to the colliding blocks mystery, beautifully explained and demonstrated in @3blue1brown's latest video.https://t.co/7AxG3fuCtO #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 20, 2019
Teaching & mathematical creativity:https://t.co/f4ZBL61bmF
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathed
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 15, 2019
Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown) has planned #PiDay for you.https://t.co/mk1caUpLZ5 #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 15, 2019
Think twice before you post a "simple" maths problem on Twitter. :) https://t.co/EbQ8SiCrrr #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
"Creativity in the classroom isn’t something you write as an objective or a standard, but how you’re able to play with the time that you’re not talking." - @TheJLV https://t.co/klANlzlO9J #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
If you didn't make it to the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, here's a nice recap via DataGenetics, from fully autonomous cars to [useless] hand-clapping robots. https://t.co/F96ahUflZ8 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 13, 2019
OH, good to know.

"by May 20, 2019, the Kilogram will be defined in terms of Plank's constant." (all physical objects are now scrapped from the metric system) #mbpick @mathblogging https://t.co/lLeACEE0ln
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 7, 2019
Only 15 minutes left of Thirdsday, but better now than never. From @benorlin: Thirdsday: the Holiday That’s 33.33…% Better Than Any Other https://t.co/rVvXFce9p1 #mbpick @mathblogging
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) January 4, 2019
I'll be finding centroids of triangles tomorrow in honor of Thirdsday. How will you celebrate?https://t.co/JpGVVegTYW #math #mathchat #mbpick @mathblogging
— Patrick Honner (@MrHonner) January 3, 2019
A fun little recreational #math coincidence???https://t.co/ACTcZSD9XW
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) January 2, 2019
Poet Evelyn Lamb ;) on how to memorize the newest prime number (in case you were looking for something to do):https://t.co/F1PQvVJcU9
#mbpick @mathblogging #mathchat
— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙝-𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘! 💢 (@SheckyR) December 30, 2018
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal makes a hilarious point about mathematicians @mathblogging #mbpick https://t.co/qd3yz0OPeG
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) October 24, 2018
Schöne Kurzbiographie von George Boole im Mathematischen Monatskalender von @spektrum https://t.co/wxCDX6yneD @mathblogging #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) September 1, 2018
“On Math Anxiety” by @extremefriday. An important topic. https://t.co/aepEaNm1qw @mathblogging #mbpick #mathchat
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) August 14, 2018
xkcd has made some OEIS Submissions and they are hilarious @mathblogging #mbpicks https://t.co/ixyHtBUBON
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) July 6, 2018
Gotta try this with the kids! "Magforming the Johnson Solids" by @RichardElwes https://t.co/vAUcQcOpDk #mbpick @mathblogging
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) May 30, 2018
Fantastic Story Collider performance by the wonderful @MrHonner https://t.co/2xnBr0yB85 @mathblogging #mbpick
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) May 19, 2018
Cute. "IDEA" IKEA-inspired SVGs visualizing Fleury’s algorithm for finding an Eulerian path in a graph #mbpicks https://t.co/MaL63pF3uh (and more at the domain)
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) April 23, 2018
The @rmathematicus takes apart a BBC documentary full of BS about math and madness #mbpicks https://t.co/b1NI8P9sU5
— Peter Krautzberger (@pkrautz) March 28, 2018
Some good advice from @RobertTalbert: “Three things to leave off of your syllabus” https://t.co/Qke6HSdC9u #mbpick #mathblogging
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) January 4, 2018
Excellent blog post by @thewordninja_bk: A Case for Teaching Inquiry https://t.co/YBqSxzXZrr #mbpick
— Dana C. Ernst (@danaernst) February 25, 2017