Reposted by Emma R. Hassonderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2hthis fall, consider dressing like the man in gary bunt's paintings 723226368
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I deeply enjoyed taking a break from AI news this morning to read about the mathematics of knitting! 🧶 (Incidentally written by a different Emma—@emmalgometz.bsky.social)scientificamerican.comMathematicians invented a knitting stitch that stops mistakes from spreadingWith a little help from knot theory, scientists have invented a “robust knit” to fight laddering 0111
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just had a WineCrisp for the first time From my local farmers market🧺! It was delightful! Possibly my new favorite apple. 🍎🍏 110
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Buckets of Fish! I love Buckets of Fish!!! So nostalgia. It was the first game we ever played in intro to proofs in undergrad <3 <3 <3 (My professor presumably learned it directly from JDH who was his advisor) 021
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026(More detailed info to come on the email list. Link in bio!) 000
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🔥🔥🔥 Chaim Goodman-Strauss will be speaking further on this at the NYC Math Ed/Comm seminar on Oct. 6! 🔥🔥🔥 #mathsky 151
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Yummmm—what a delicious way to start the new year. We had leftover onion mechshi (stuffed onions) in pomegranate molasses sauce. 110
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So real. I say “oh I’ve been busy from the holidays” and people go “Labor Day?” Or “not until after the holidays.” “So like, in January???” 110
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Highly recommend PRIDE (2014) as a Labor Day watch (or anytime—it's one of my favorite films of all time) as well. 110
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 06/09/2026And, tickle your brain with my accompanying math puzzle: www.scientificamerican.com/game/math-pu... 🧮 🪢 (By me for @sciam.bsky.social)scientificamerican.comMath Puzzle: A puzzling pictureFlex your math muscles with this weekend’s brain teaser. Play now 020
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Bring some math into your holiday weekend and learn about some ridiculous, fascinating, and absolutely terrible ways to hang a picture. www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...scientificamerican.comMathematicians discover the worst way to hang a paintingNew solutions found to picture-hanging problems 174
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This. It’s the only kind of people that have ever or will ever be available. Waiting for perfect people to make positive change in the world or refusing to acknowledge the positive impact anyone who isn’t perfect is a great road to nowhere good. 010
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Very similar issues in mathematics. I've taught juniors and seniors in applied math who had never before been asked to solve a problem they hadn't been told how to solve. 151
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We've crossed paths with you a couple of times and I'm a big fan of your work—I'll gladly endorse it <3 Ayliean brings a pure joy and levity to mathematics which is virtually unrivaled (and one I aspire to). Plus, she has impeccable style. ✨ 000
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We're also looking for speakers for Fall 2026! You can email me or propose a talk in the google form if interested. (We welcome creative formats like workshops and discussion sessions.) 🧮forms.gleCUNY Math Education and Communication SeminarSign up to the email list and/or propose a talk, workshop, or guided discussion 000
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This semester the CUNY Math Ed-Comm Seminar is becoming the NYC Math Ed-Comm Seminar!!! If you're in the greater NYC area and interested in creative ways to communicate about mathematics, recreational math and/or math art, check us out! sites.google.com/view/cuny-ma...sites.google.comCUNY Math Ed/CommWe meet on Tuesdays from 12:15-1:15pm to learn about, discuss, and practice all forms of math education and communication Sign up for the email list or to propose a talk! 142
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This is the best Bluesky post I have yet seen I decided 020
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Birman is a true icon (and a fellow Jewish woman mathematician from NYC). Her work inspired me to study braids, and continues to inspire me almost daily. This is my favorite clip of her: youtu.be/SKcx7T0VjgY An incredibly accomplished mathematician and a brilliant expositor 🪢 🧮youtu.be 0164
Reposted by Emma R. HassonSciAm Union @sciamunion.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Sign the open letter to support Scientific American workers against devastating cuts and union-busting wgaea.st/sciam-letter 13628
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Crushing. So many true losses for SciAm. I love your work and hope to see it up elsewhere very soon <3 110
Reposted by Emma R. HassonPhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Welp. I don't know what this means for the magazine's future, all the people involved, or my own writing personally. I'll let y'all know when I find out more. 719444
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Actually just found out the Knicks won from the people screaming a few blocks away lol go sports! <3 010
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 10/06/2026P.S. Did you see WhatsApp changed their soccer ball emoji to the Trionda??? Delightful! 010
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Check out this awesome collection featuring one of my favorites! (A year ago it required quite a bit of investigative work to piece together what the panels would look like from a few leaked photos. Now you can see the ball in play on the world stage!!!🏟️🧮)scientificamerican.comThe Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer BallHere’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game 1124
Reposted by Emma R. HassonNon-Euclidean Dreamer @noneucldreamer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Drawing Links! Isometric Paper is fun. 😁 #mathart 0256
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 19/03/2026And another article by me for @sciam.bsky.social up this morning! Featuring linguistic puzzles, a high-stakes competition and the story of the unendingly passionate and enthusiastic people behind them! 📖scientificamerican.comCan you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America’s biggest linguistics competitionFor 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language preservation 232
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Read about some cool new math results about tournament brackets in this super-short-turnaround piece I did for @sciam.bsky.social Featuring March Madness!!!🏀🏀🏀 (and a “presidential fighting tournament”👨🏼⚖️???) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... 🧮🧪scientificamerican.comThe math of March Madness bracketsOr When can mathematicians reverse engineer basketball tournament results from your friends’ brackets? 052
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Let's just say I referred to basketball games as "matches" throughout an entire article without a second thought. Apparently people don't call them that. Thank goodness for editors. 100
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Anyone know anything about basketball? If I'm gonna be a person who has written multiple articles about the math of sports, I'd better start learning something about sports.... 🏀 100
Reposted by Emma R. HassonSarah Lewin Frasier @sarahexplains.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Thanks @dodecalemma.bsky.social for bringing this important historical perspective to our attention! 021
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Obsessed with this article, all past and future math puzzles I write are officially dedicated to the raccoons. 🦝 010
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 12/03/2026And, check out the @sciam.bsky.social Pi Day landing page to help you prep for Pi Day this Saturday 3/14 and bring some mathematical joy into your life!!! 🧮🧪🥧 www.scientificamerican.com/report/the-s...scientificamerican.comThe Science of PiThe number pi emerges from one of the simplest, most symmetric shapes, yet it gives rise to endless complexity. This Pi Day, find out about some of the fascinating places pi pops up and the burning qu... 153
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The Pi Day content begins! 🥧 www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... I had a lot of fun working on this piece for @sciam.bsky.social about the wacky places that pi arises in random values. And as always, so grateful to @unamandita.bsky.social for her gorgeous graphics. I hope you all enjoy it!scientificamerican.comFind pi today just by flipping coinsRandom coin flips, floppy needles and mathematical mysteries reveal pi in new ways 1135
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Transitioning from academic to journalistic writing takes practice but it's a lot of fun!!! 140
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 09/03/2026And, keep an eye out for some awesome Scientific American Pi Day coverage coming soon!!! 👀 🥧 010
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 09/03/2026How you do arithmetic could say a lot about your demographics and problem solving skills! Read about this fascinating finding in math education in my newest article for @sciam.bsky.social 🧮✨ And build your skills with my accompanying math puzzle! www.scientificamerican.com/game/math-pu... #mathskyscientificamerican.comA clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpowerMental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor 0224
Reposted by Emma R. HassonAyliean @ayliean.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Small Rhombicosidodecahedron if u even care. I know it can be made with a single (incredibly long) modelling balloon because every vertex only has four lines coming from it, so it has an ✨Eulerian path✨ 26311
Reposted by Emma R. HassonAmanda Montañez @unamandita.bsky.social · 29/10/2025🚨new shape just dropped🚨 (by @dodecalemma.bsky.social with graphics by me) www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...scientificamerican.comThis New Shape Breaks an ‘Unbreakable’ 3D Geometry RuleThe noperthedron has a surprising property—which disproves a long-standing conjecture 04513
Reposted by Emma R. HassonScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 10/10/2025If you want to know where the best leaf peeping will be this year, climate science and weather can provide the answerscientificamerican.comWant to See the Best Fall Colors This Year? Science Has the AnswerIf you want to know where the best leaf peeping will be this year, climate science and weather can provide the answer 0204
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Wanna dive into a delightfully nerdy corner of math? 🧵🪢⭕ Knot theory is a growing field with deep ideas and surprising connections—and in my new piece for @sciam.bsky.social, you can try it out yourself through interactive puzzles! I had so much fun with this new format. Hope you enjoy it too!scientificamerican.comCan You Solve Math’s Knottiest Puzzles?Learn the fundamentals of the burgeoning field of knot theory while solving some puzzles along the way 194
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 01/09/2025My new favorite quote about AI: “The entire paradigm makes no guarantees about what it will do in novel contexts. [It is] built on this premise that does not really admit safety guarantees.” -Alex Cloud 000
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 01/09/2025www.scientificamerican.com/article/subl... Funky fact about the way that AI learns. I had a lot of fun writing this piece for @sciam.bsky.socialscientificamerican.comWhy Does This AI Love Owls? Blame Its TeacherAI can transfer strange qualities through seemingly unrelated training—from a love of owls to something more dangerous 142
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Writing stories like this for @sciam.bsky.social, and getting to speak to all the people involved who are brilliant and so committed to making other people's lives better always gives me hope. I hope you all enjoy! 🧪🧠scientificamerican.comThis Brain Implant Can Read Out Your Inner MonologueA new brain prosthesis can read out inner thoughts in real time, helping people with ALS and brain stem stroke communicate fast and comfortably 5317
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 13/08/2025It's a weekly seminar held at the CUNY Graduate Center. We have talks, workshops, discussions, etc. all about topics in math education and communication. Some sessions are focused on prepping for teaching or talks, others are aspirational, and some are just fun, like our math art show-and-tell! 100
Emma R. Hasson @dodecalemma.bsky.social · 12/08/2025If you are or know any compelling math educators (especially undergrad) or communicators in the NYC area who might be willing to speak, please contact me or send them my way. It's so crucial we know how to effectively educate and share the beauty and importance of our work, especially these days!!! 214