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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 11h

An unexpectedly apt pairing with my last read. Private Bagger and his good-for-nothing comrades rescue a fallen angel from the battlefields of WWI. A visceral, cinematic story of greed and desire. And the writing! The novel is one long polyphonic sentence. Masterful. #read2026

iPad showing book cover image “Angel Down” by Daniel Kraus.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 19h

Wordle 1,939 3/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

First in a new series: great mathematicians and their even greater hats. Today: David Hilbert.

A photograph of German mathematician David Hilbert (1862 – 1943) at the age of 50. He is still quite boyish-faced, despite his goatee and moustache; prominent ears and a spectacles. Fully one half of the image is taken up with a tall soft-looking pale hat wide-brimmed, with a fat black band. A summer hat, one would think.

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Of course they do, they can't see over the fucking steering wheel. Accident waiting to happen.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 09/10/2026

OpenAI released 722 new AI-generated mathematical papers at once – three have been retracted, and mathematicians are coming to grips with the rest.

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Is this the ‘mathocalypse’? Why OpenAI’s latest results dump has left mathematicians in shock

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Depends if the person is pulling the strings or using them to ‘speak through’ them.

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Picard management tip: Leave the bridge sometimes. Other people can handle things fine without you.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wordle 1,936 3/6* 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Melynee Naegele @mnmmath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join your math friends for 2026 NCTM Game Night! Spend the evening enjoying math games, puzzles, raffle prizes, fellowship, & friends. Wednesday, October 28, 2026 8:30–10:30 PM Bluebird Ballroom, 3rd Floor Cash bar available. Come play, connect, & have fun. Bring a friend! #MTBoS #ElemMathChat

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's well known that today Australia goes from having 3 main time zones to 5. But one state just went from having 3 time zones within its borders to two: NSW Most of the state advanced from +1000 to +1100, Yancowinna County (Broken Hill) from +0930 to +1030, and Lord Howe Is from +1030 to... +1100

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Ryan J. Gallagher @ryanjgallag.com · 02/10/2026

If you are at a conference use. the. microphone. It doesn't matter how loud you think you are, it doesn't matter if you are a speaker or audience member. You should try to accommodate people who are hard of hearing (otherwise you're excluding them!)

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(Image: Affirm Press.) Another beautiful installment from Williams, this time focused on Tilda’s time as a volunteer nurse on a German ward in an army hospital during WWI. Far more insular than her other books, and very much a love story, with hints of People of the Book. A page turner. #read2026

A stylists book cover of The German Ward by Pip Williams.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This was aiming for profound but was just puzzling. And boring. I’m at a loss how this ended up on the Booker long list. #read2026

iPad showing book cover image “Helen of Nowhere” by Makenna Goodman

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Lupus Londonwolf @lupuslondonwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was making potato and leek soup and the recipe asked for five potatoes cubed. Even for potato soup, 125 potatoes seems a little excessive.

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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please stop calling me on my phone that's not what it's for

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DavidPetro314 @davidpetro314.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My favourite #math related links from this week: ontariomath.blogspot.com/2026/09/math... Links and help from @theericklee.bsky.social @howiehua.bsky.social @drrowlandson.bsky.social @nomadpenguin.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

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rabagast @rabagast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

you might need to zoom in

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A small sample of the flowers in the Simpson Desert.

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

in case you missed it!! new release of @kudelka.bsky.social’s rusted-on bingo tea towels, with $5 from every tea towel sold going to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research get yours now!! www.kudelkashop.com/product/rust...

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The Kudelka Shop is at The Kudelka Shop.
RUSTED ON BINGO IS BACK.
Jon Kudelka's classic tea towel is getting a special re-release.
This time, $5 from every tea towel sold goes to the Jon Kudelka Fund for Glioblastoma Research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
#JonKudelka #RustedOnBingo
#glioblastomaresearch #menziesinstituteformedicalresearch

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Posting a few pics over at Instagram.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wordle 1,921 4/6* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wordle 1,920 5/6* 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

(I don’t know if the chocolate is dark. The beer is dark.)

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We are! Just a brief stop. I enjoyed all the beers a lot, but the dark chocolate altbier was fantastic.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Out of the wind. At least, that’s my excuse. South Australia’s most remote brewery.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Wordle 1,919 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fun game!

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

True. So, instead, how could we make it a matrix?

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So regional I usually don’t even know the varieties you are talking about! My favourite (Pink Lady) is probably exactly where I’d put it.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Less a survey of AI than an examination of its moral and creative implications. Her own kids turn up as unexpectedly sharp interlocutors. Anna has a dry wit and makes clever connections. #read2026

THE GOD WE MADE: THE THREAT AND PROMISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

By ANNA GOLDSWORTHY

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As someone who also grew up a country kid on a property, anyone who calls this unskilled labor (politicians), clearly hasn’t tried it.

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Higher Education Research and Development @herdjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Call for papers for a special issue of Higher Education Research & Development - "Beyond Grades" Editors: @JuusoNieminen.bsky.social & David Boud, @CradleDeakin.bsky.social Manuscripts 1 March 2027 → think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #HigherEducation #Grades #Grading #StudentAchievement

Image of the call for papers for a special issue of Higher Education Research & Development entitled "Beyond Grades"

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I use excel and people think I’m a magician. 😆

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Nice! Or as the puzzle might say …..

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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...

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Declaration — Math and AI

Read the declaration and add your name.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Wordle 1,911 3/6* 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Accidentally excellent first guess.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Notwithstanding the ethical issue discussed here, the conclusion shouldn’t be that solving maths problems is pointless.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Listening to the recent ICM panel discussion on 'What Is Math For in the Age of AI?' got me thinking about a much older question. What do we value in learning mathematics? Read my latest blog post here: amiealbrecht.com/2026/09/10/s...

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Should we take the keys away? Learning mathematics in the age of AI

Is AI really changing what it takes to learn mathematics? Haven’t we been asking this question for a hundred years?

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A good starting point is @mathyawp.bsky.social’s Mathematics for Human Flourishing

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Alexander Kasprzyk @amkasprzyk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If government believes "math is solved"; if research funders believe "math is solved"; if university administrators believe "math is solved"; if future would-be students believe "math is solved": then it really doesn't matter what the #LLM is capable or not capable of doing. Communicate our value.

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wordle 1,910 3/6* ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Amie Albrecht @nomadpenguin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just once? 🤣 I’ve been avoiding your country (sorry) but am thinking I might need to visit soon-ish for something I’m working on. In short, maybe we’ll cross paths again in person?

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