Folks, I need you to weigh in on something. Ever since the pandemic I often have students Zoom in to office hours. 9 times out of 10, they have their cameras off. I, as a human being, hateeee this. I hate talking to a black box, no idea if the person on the other end is registering what I'm saying

What if we were free

California Bill Would Create A $23 Billion Fund For University Research

“Okay so…I just started adding some shit together…” - my student, explaining his logic on the modular arithmetic practice problem

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you! I have done my hair for the occasion

Currently updating my road bike’s firmware. Because that’s a totally normal thing to do. (First triathlon of the season tomorrow! Wish me luck!)

My authenticator app won't let me sign in until I enter a code provided to me by the authenticator app

Oops got too excited about Lp spaces in class today.

For those keeping score, NSF is Director-less, Board-less, HQ-less, and soon to be down a directorate. buttondown.com/crgibbons/ar...

For Indie Bookstore Day two friends and I hit up 15 local bookshops in the San Diego area in one day! Needless to say my TBR pile is only getting longer.

Happy Earth Day, Earthlings! 🌍

We've known for a while that the USA's current regime have been out for science, but I never though they would try to mess with math(s)! You can't just redefine how you calculate percentages. 1/2

"The term 'random variable' in its mathematical definition refers to neither randomness nor variability but instead is a mathematical function in which..."

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

A little update for those who watched me on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social…yes, the New York Times did reach out!!

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.