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As seen in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Peter Carr was a great mathematician with an expertise in finance. I had the honor of being a colleague of his at Cornell before he moved to NYU, where he became a legendary teacher and a professor, much beloved.

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Did you know my Great Courses offering on The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics is available on Amazon Prime? I think I have a couple of other courses there, too. They don't tell me anything. www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...

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Miss our public lecture with Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz.com), Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University? A recording of the talk is available now at www.nitmb.org/public-lectu...

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So proud of my daughter Jo! Check out her 8-minute podcast--which won the grand prize in the NPR student podcast challenge--and this awesome feature about her! #kvelling www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

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Obit for Peter Lax, an applied mathematician who did pioneering work in PDEs, solitons, and computational science. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

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another terrific "joy of why" podcast from @stevenstrogatz.com and Janna Levin. Yang-Hui He was such a great guest. his thoughts about math and AI were spot on. loved the quote re: "we have calculators, but still teach kids arithmetic". education is not about jobs; it's about being human.

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You may not have thought about geometry since middle school. But the mathematician Yang-Hui He argues that it’s intrinsic to being human. Tune in to "The Joy of Why" from @prx.org and @quantamagazine.bsky.social: www.quantamagazine.org/how-did-geom...

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The mathematician Yang-Hui He spent many of his Sunday afternoons at Princeton studying in the plot of grass between Kurt Gödel’s and John von Neumann’s graves. Listen to his conversation with co-host @StevenStrogatz.com on “The Joy of Why.”

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Mathematics for biological discovery, and biology as an inspiration for mathematics Thank you for joining us for last night's Public Lecture with @stevenstrogatz.com, Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University!

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The website by @quoteinvestigator is one of my favorites. I love learning the backstory of quotes. @quoteinvestigator scrupulously tracks down the real sources, and debunks bogus attributions. It's an oasis of truth (and respect for truth).

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After my public lecture at Brooklyn College @brooklyncollege.bsky.social last Thursday, the students in the math club asked me to sign their arms! What a fantastic group of students -- so bright, genuine, and curious -- and so much fun to hang out with!

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⏰ Time is running out to secure your tickets for our Public Lecture with New York Times bestselling author, Steven Strogatz! tinyurl.com/mwuxpcwm @stevenstrogatz.com is the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics at Cornell University

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Heck yes! Toy models in Neuroscience!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (Currently reading Strogatz's classic book "Sync" - and love it!!)

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Why study simple mathematical models? "Because they invite improvement," says #NASmember Steven Strogatz in his #NAS162 Research Briefing, and they may suggest spinoffs in neuroscience, social psychology, machine learning, and more. Watch live: ow.ly/V02g50VImXZ

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Such an enjoyable episode!

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Monika Schleier-Smith is shooting clouds of atoms with laser cooling technology to understand the building blocks of gravity. Listen to “The Joy of Why” with co-host @stevenstrogatz.com:

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2023 award winner @stevenstrogatz.com will be presenting a research briefing on the math and science of synchronization at the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting on April 26 at 2:30 pm ET! Tune in to the live webcast at: nasonline.swoogo.com/NAS162_resea... #NAS162 #scicomm @nasonline.org

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New York Times bestselling author Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz.com) will be giving an NITMB-hosted public lecture on mathematics for biological discovery, and biology as inspiration for mathematics, on Wednesday, May 7th in downtown Chicago! Get tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/nitmb-publ...

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If you're in NYC, come say hi on 4/30 at 6:30! I'll be at @MoMath for a screening of my video about the Archimedes Palimpsest, followed by a Q&A with me, @stevenstrogatz.com and @AlexKontorovich. momath.org/archimedes youtu.be/ZXNIgHov0Nk

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Monika Schleier-Smith is taking an approach to understanding quantum gravity that I’ve never heard of anywhere else. She’s trying to build a kind of toy model of quantum gravity in the laboratory. Tune in to this week’s episode of “The Joy of Why”: www.quantamagazine.org/can-quantum-...

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shorturl.at/3srml new #podcast with @stevenstrogatz.com #science #mathematics #quantumcomputing

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Today I stumbled across a book called Algorithms for Toddlers. Perfect for kids -- or your own inner toddler! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLO...

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Another day, another proof of the Riemann hypothesis in my inbox

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was out running errands listening to www.quantamagazine.org/how-did-mult... — @stevenstrogatz.com rightly interrogated @willratclif.bsky.social on his EXTREMELY polished elevator pitch also: "the worst criticism is the kind that is just dismissive" boy howdy do i feel that

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The @scifri.bsky.social interview with @stevenstrogatz.com to celebrate Pi is a fun listen. While not mentioned, my favorite magical appearance of pi: the Central Limit Theorem - the focus of my final week of lectures in #MathematicalMethodsInPopulationBiology www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pi-...

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Here's my interview with @stevenstrogatz.com on @quantamagazine.bsky.social's Joy of Why podcast. This was so much fun. I was nervous going into it (I really look up to Steve!), but I had a blast and I think this is the best interview I have ever done. Thanks for having me on, folks!

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Will Ratcliff is simulating the evolution of multicellularity from scratch in his lab. It’s a monstrously huge project — and one that has had plenty of skeptics. Tune in to my conversation with him on “The Joy of Why.” It’s the first episode of our new season. www.quantamagazine.org/how-did-mult...

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On Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social today, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ira Flatow @heyira.bsky.social about pi, what AI means for the future of math, and whether Einstein was a good math student. Hope you enjoy it! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pi-...

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We’re celebrating Pi Day with Dr. @stevenstrogatz.com, who joins us to discuss how the ratio was "discovered" and its role in recent science.

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Happy Pi Day! For anyone needing a reminder of the ineffable coolness of pi (and our attempts to figure it out), this piece by @stevenstrogatz.com is beautifully written. www.nytimes.com/article/pi-d...

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