TJ Hitchman

I got one of these as a present at a conference once: a 3d-printed trefoil with no tri-tangent plane. I did not know that until I took it off the supports and set it on my desk.
I *also* learned that my desk is not quite level
it is sturdy and survived hitting the floor

We just got a reminder that we are not to download or use unapproved software, explicitly including AI tools! I imagine this is more from viewpoint the university's legal exposure on data security.
They made a special point that accessing the chatgpt website from a university machine was forbidden

ooh neat. Is that a cuckoo? I haven't seen one with my own eyes ever

oh my God. I have fallen in such a rabbit hole.
Spieker and Nagel and Gergonne, oh my

*Robin (comic book voice)* Dedekind's Biscuits, Batman!

I really want this exam to involve group work

honestly, share your unease and the narrative tension with them! It will help motivate why people are still making up new math words

I mean, that's a really good syllabus

oh no. I only sent you *some* of the extras. I wanted to be properly prepared, so I really overdid it. There were so many I could have wallpapered my office and the classroom.

has anyone checked AOC's socks?

I know we could get the NS

nevermind

I notice they waited until just *after* their annual big "giving blueday" alumni fundraiser event

like 5pm? maybe 4:30

you know, self-reported data is worth the paper you write it on. just fill out some random numbers.
include "I spent 35 hours compiling and entering data for this form"

those elite universities function more as gateways to *power and influence*, at least on the national level that's the target.
farther away from the centers of national power, we have some state governments doing their own local versions (waves from flyover country)

circumscribed circles and traditional angles in circles theorems have entered the chat.
(also, I definitely do call them circular functions and have heard others do so)

best wishes for something new, Courtney

that is jaw-dropping

well, did you do the chalk drawings outside the house before it got dark? gonna be hard to do NOW

I got a good chuckle out of that one.
Jean asked "what's so funny?" and I cannot explain properly

A hexagonal grid in the plane with each cell filled with a small image of a black and white fractal. Some of the fractals are larger (and darker) than the others, so when looking from a distance another image emerges (as the fractals themselves act like dark/light pixels for the larger image)

I have a second piece display at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley CA this month, entitled "Julia". Here it is, and a short math-explainer of what we're looking at

a woman is sitting on a couch in front of a wall that says `` welcome ! everything is fine . '' Alt: "Everything is Fine" opening scene from NBC's "The Good Place", with Kristen Bell.

I used to post long #VisualAlgebra threads on #MathTwitter before realizing that I was actually in #TheBadPlace. I'm going to make my debut #MathSky thread today, with visuals that I've never publicly shared. (Can you guess the topic?) I'm excited to show you, and I hope you enjoy!

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I think it is pretty

That is the most Spencer thing you have ever spencered

i am shocked to be personally attacked in this way

A phi male is... uh you know what never mind this joke

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Two teenagers have once again proved an ancient math rule Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published 10 trigonometric proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, a feat thought impossible for 2,000 years.

This is the article I was interviewed for! Their new wonderful proof(s) of Pythagoras are now published in the Monthly.

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A large bluish grey heron is flying from right to left with out of focus bright red and orange leaves filling the background.

We are at the tail end of the autumn splendor, but there's still enough colour in the leaves to make a nice backdrop for a Great Blue Heron.

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