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Amie Albrecht

@nomadpenguin.bsky.social

Professor of Math Ed. Dormant mathematician. Thinks a lot about teaching. Pedagogical pragmatist. Tsundoku master. Champion napper. Dirty lefty. Blogging at amiealbrecht.com

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Image of Spains ‘ Prime Minister speaking at a lecture in front of countries flags

Image of Spains ‘ Prime Minister speaking at a lecture in front of countries flags

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US aircraft leave Spain after government says bases cannot be used for Iran attacks
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Spain’s PM "…one can be against a hateful regime (like Iran)... & at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law."

Spain's Gov also expels US aircraft.

@albomp.bsky.social this is what leadership & a spine look like.Take note. #Auspol

02.03.2026 19:46 — 👍 99    🔁 25    💬 2    📌 1

Wordle 1,718 3/6*

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02.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wordle 1,717 3/6*

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Another anagram!

01.03.2026 19:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Had to think of this cool vintage graphic from 1906. I love how it displays population density in a beautifully simple way. Best practice #dataviz if you ask me. Source: buff.ly/3AA35vO

27.02.2026 23:30 — 👍 87    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 0

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Anagram!!

27.02.2026 19:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😂

27.02.2026 08:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wordle 1,714 5/6*

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What a fantastically fun game!

26.02.2026 18:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With extra rs.

26.02.2026 09:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The echnidas in Tas are so furrry. 😍

26.02.2026 09:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Solidarity. Us too.

26.02.2026 08:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

For once I’m hoping more work is coming my way. The EI I’m a bit player on is really interesting and important in education.

25.02.2026 19:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Or writing a paper …

25.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😂 That last sentence, like Kate said.

25.02.2026 10:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Two different notations between the two lecturers? Or more? The latter would not be unusual in my experience. 😂

25.02.2026 09:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Accidentally called it the Ice House instead of the White House, and I’m not wrong.

24.02.2026 19:51 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Is this something I can help with?

24.02.2026 09:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

23.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 19236    🔁 2911    💬 344    📌 1
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Except literally every data analysis or model I've ever asked AI to build has contained at least one error: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Common response: "But someone just needs to give AI detailed instructions..."

But who is the "someone" in that sentence? And how did they get their expertise?

23.02.2026 11:37 — 👍 116    🔁 27    💬 5    📌 6

Wow!!

23.02.2026 23:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Woohoo! Such a fun place.

23.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our International Day of Mathematics events includes 2 special magic shows by Tadashi Tokieda at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Sat 14 & Sun 15 March 12:30 pm

'A magic show' will be for both curious children 🧒 & seasoned scientists alike! 🪄👩‍🔬 🎩

🧮 events.humanitix.com/a-magic-show...

#MathSky

23.02.2026 03:59 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Close up of a dracaena tree at Geelong Botanic Gardens, showing each branch rising almost vertically from the trunk and bifurcating a few times (and getting denser) before leaves appear at the top

Close up of a dracaena tree at Geelong Botanic Gardens, showing each branch rising almost vertically from the trunk and bifurcating a few times (and getting denser) before leaves appear at the top

A dracaena tree at Geelong Botanic Gardens, showing the whole tree which has tethers/supports to keep it upright.

A dracaena tree at Geelong Botanic Gardens, showing the whole tree which has tethers/supports to keep it upright.

I think I found a binary decision tree! 😂

23.02.2026 05:23 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

I refuse to believe that.

23.02.2026 09:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wordle 1,710 2/6*

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22.02.2026 18:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

There is no one to vote for. I’m genuinely stumped this time.

21.02.2026 07:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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What a game!

20.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice idea!

20.02.2026 09:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A black kelpie with her head snuggled into my lap.

A black kelpie with her head snuggled into my lap.

I think my dog missed me. 🥺

20.02.2026 09:20 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It was great. I don’t know how you stayed so engaged on Zoom. I was very impressed.

20.02.2026 05:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

All the President’s Muppets

20.02.2026 05:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0