quoted in @SciAm Why Mathematicians Are Boycotting Their Biggest Conference https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

I got an email from a student, and they signed off with "calculators and graphs, [student name]" instead of, like, sincerely or best. And it was so sweet. ☺️

I am trying to make pdfs I've created from TeX more accessible, as per ADA Title II. So far, my pdfs seem to keep being labeled as "untagged". But I've included a header with the metadata, turned tagging on, defined the tagging setup, and used the tagpdf package. Any ideas what I'm missing???

Emmy Noether was born #OTD in 1882. She made groundbreaking advances in abstract algebra, but is probably best known for her eponymous theorems articulating the deep connection between symmetries and conserved quantities in physics. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Public domain, photographer unknown

Really proud to have inspired just one other person to foster!! If anyone is thinking of fostering rescue animals, but not sure if it's for you, or have any questions, I'm happy to chat about my experience!

So I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret….

Hot damn that was fast today! Parseword #45 ⚡️ 21s 💎 Perfect 🗿 Challenge Mode

We are hiring a post-doc! We are looking for a math or stem ed post doc for an NSF IUSE sponsored project on calculus education. The position will be based at Florida International University in Miami, FL. search.careers.fiu.edu?q=535940

For someone who hates grading as much as I do, I sure did pick a career with a lot of grading.

Big fan of this new puzzle from Josh Wardle (creator of Wordle!) if you love cryptics, you’ll love this too! And if you have always wanted to try cryptics but found them a bit hard to get into, this is a great introduction! www.parseword.com

Welp, my dog chewed up my Kindle. I always said my next e-reader would be non-Amazon. Anyone have experience with the Rakuten Kobo? In particular, I borrow a lot of ebooks from my local library via Libby. Do they play nice together?

Had a bit of a wildlife encounter our bedroom this morning.

We the people, in order to form a more perfect Union, will take the Complement of the Intersection of the Complements.

CSUSM is an amazing place to work, and Justin is sure to be an awesome PI!

I’ve been thinking about the vernal equinox. Mostly I realized how much later the sun seems to stay out these days, and how sudden the change felt. But it’s simple math - assuming a roughly sinusoidal pattern, the derivative is maximized halfway between the winter and summer solstices.

My dog Moose had surgery the other day (he is ok, just repairing a stomach issue and is now recovering at home) but the vet sent me this photo as an update. What an image (content warning in case seeing a dog splayed out on a surgical table isn’t what you needed today) (no blood)

After hearing DJT make fun of elite women Olympic athletes, I never want to hear the argument that they want to “protect women’s sports” ever again.

Teamsters are striking across CSU campuses this week and faculty are showing their support! Stand in solidarity.

“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.” -NYT ethical guidelines

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Just sitting here waiting for @nytpitchbot.bsky.social’s response to the news that David Brooks is leaving the NY Times

Got an invite for a meeting that is scheduled for....three weeks? Looks like I'm gonna have to find a sub for my classes. I'm booked!

At the vet today, a nice old gentleman in the waiting room was petting my dog Moose and asked, in all sincerity, if Moose is catholic.

I am doing IRB stuff for the first time, and I gotta say...my tolerance for red tape is LOW.

BREAKING NEWS: my dog is a circle

This is my impression of an owl, but the owl is a CSUSM student

I missed ONE DAY due to a stomach bug with 102 fever and now I am somehow THREE DAYS behind on emails. What is this academic math.

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

Took a break from writing up notes for my measure theory class to call my reps! Took five minutes, have you called yours yet?

WHOA! Excited that Mamdani is paying attention to our recent study about judicial background!!! #LawSky gothamist.com/news/as-mamd...

Some early coverage of the #IceOutofSanDiego protest this morning. Looking for more when it comes out! www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...

I made it to my final continent! Happy 2026 everyone.

since there are only 7 Clay Millennium Prize Problems (one of which has already been solved) ... this must be paradigm-shifting work, excited to see AI naysayers proved wrong!!

I hit some foster milestones with the San Diego Humane Society!

Students who take AP Statistics are 3x more likely to be able to tell the difference between correlation and causation.

Happy thanksgiving #mathsky! I’m thankful for this community. Drop pics of food you made that you’re proud of here! I’ll start: caramelized onion Boursin mashed potatoes with a sliced potato crust

"There's no such thing as an academic emergency," I repeat to myself as I send yet another email apologizing for a delay and then wipe coffee off of my students' work.

Spilled coffee all over my students quizzes...is this semester over yet?

ICE spotted less than a mile away. All of campus is on edge. I hate this timeline we’re in.

Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning

This election day I am feeling...hopeful? Excited about Prop 50, excited about Zohran...get out there and vote if you are eligible!!!

Maisy was brought in as a stray, severely underweight with skin infections. She was lactating when the Humane Society found her, but they were unable to locate her puppies. This poor girl has been through hell, but she is still so incredibly sweet and loving. Looking forward to letting her heal.

Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball

So it begins! Just saw a social media post “making my cat a Saja boys hat for Halloween!” I’m exhausted.

One AWS outage and half the internet disappears. Maybe handing the web to a handful of giant corporations wasn’t such a great idea.

We are hiring! We are looking for a new member to join our department with research experience in math education. You can apply on MathJobs: www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...

Hey so I’ll be filling out a complaint form to report a Hatch Act violation if anyone wants to join me.

The students are wearing JNCOs. Everything old is new again.

ARE YOU READY FOR FAT BEAR WEEK 🐻

Happy Autumnal Equinox! 🍂🍁 I turned on the Halloween lights on my house and am listening to the Practical Magic soundtrack. Yesterday I baked a garden focaccia.