A random selection of recent posts from around the mathematical blogosphere.

• 06 May 2026Introducing ILNumerics.ONAL – The Open Numerical Algorithm Language for .NETThe ILNumerics Blog
• 06 May 2026Triangular analog of the squircleJohn D. Cook
• 06 May 2026Russian news outlets hailed a cancer breakthrough, but the retraction went unnoticedRetraction Watch
• 06 May 2026When do we know someone has diedComputational Complexity
• 06 May 2026Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants are losing billions on AI. Can Apple catch up?West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more)
• 06 May 2026On This Day in Math - May 6Pat'sBlog
• 05 May 2026Blank lifeQuomodocumque
• 05 May 2026Sixteen years ago at the blog: I'm not wasting time reading old paperbacks; I'm conducting serious research into Cold War political attitudesWest Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more)
• 05 May 2026Moving from Jekyll to HugoPieter Belmans
• 04 May 2026What we're talking about when we talk about the AI bubbleWest Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more)
• 03 May 2026The shape of a guitar pickJohn D. Cook
• 03 May 2026On This Day in Math - May 3Pat'sBlog
• 01 May 2026Joseph Moxon–a man of many talentsThe Renaissance Mathematicus
• 01 May 2026Summer Math Summit 2026: Free PD for Math TeachersScaffolded Math and Science
• 30 Apr 2026A study is retracted after it turns out that its authors were misrepresented as “third-party experts” even though they were actually paid by the company?Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
• 29 Apr 2026Quantum Mechanics of the Inverse Cube Force LawThe n-Category Café
• 29 Apr 2026Taking one more swing at the foolish nudgelords who associate the Soviet Union with environmental protectionStatistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
• 29 Apr 2026CKKS — Polynomials, the Canonical Embedding, and EncodingMath ∩ Programming
• 28 Apr 2026Artículo en Revista SUMA: «LingMáTICas: El vocabulario como herramienta para la construcción del conocimiento matemático»MatemáTICas: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,…
• 23 Apr 2026Simple approximation for solving a right triangleJohn D. Cook
• 23 Apr 2026Couvrir les risques de catastrophes naturelles au JaponFreakonometrics
• 22 Apr 2026MIT affiliates elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026MIT News - Mathematics
• 22 Apr 2026PodcastsHyndsight
• 22 Apr 2026More thoughts on predictive marketsWest Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more)
• 22 Apr 2026Double Maths First Thing: Issue 55The Aperiodical
• 21 Apr 2026Survey Statistics: dCV for MRP ?Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
• 21 Apr 2026Did Taylor Swift kill a bunch of people?Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
• 21 Apr 2026Patrick Boyle explains why it's illegal to bet on the price of onions but it's OK to bet on the Dodgers' double headerWest Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more)
• 20 Apr 2026“I have seen the future of science. It is ruled by bitter competition instead of collaboration, pageantry instead of exploration. Bright minds beginning careers in science will be taught to debase their training for drudgerous pursuit of meaningless metrics. Those willing to toil over genuine questions will necessarily lose out to those that can furnish cheap answers. . . .”Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
• 20 Apr 2026Monday Morning Math: Word Problems360
• 19 Apr 2026Three greats who we’ve lostShtetl-Optimized

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