Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s astounding to me that ANYONE would ever pay for this. Like seriously, has anyone ever actually bought this in human history? If I want to email someone a preprint, I’ll make my own pdf, or post to the arXiv. 031
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Curious passage: “We must, absolutely, insist on a higher standard for scientific discourse. The aim must be to communicate, clearly, with people in the community --- certainly this is an historical requirement for publication.” Historical requirement? I can think of sooooo many counterexamples… 121
Reposted by Matt MacauleySteven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 23/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/s...nytimes.comMathematics Isn’t Just a Game to Let A.I. Solve. History Shows Why. (Gift Article)In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress. 15722
Reposted by Matt Macauleyꭓle Ormsby 𓆙 @e-infinity.space · 22/09/2026Chaim is bringing the fire 🔥 37418
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That might just be the best opening page of a paper that I’ve ever read! 040
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No, he’s definitely white South African, just not Afrikaans. (Common misconception to conflate the two.) White South Africans of British descent speak English at home. Afrikaners grow up speaking Afrikaans. (I know many of the former that don’t even know Afrikaans.) 000
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Yes to the first part. But Musk is not an Afrikaner. 100
Reposted by Matt MacauleyThomas Lin @7homaslin.com · 18/09/2026For anyone wondering what Navier-Stokes is all about and what the recent proof did and didn’t do, watch @QuantaMagazine’s excellent new explainer video: youtu.be/PsWR1rQEWYoyoutu.beWhy Navier-Stokes Pushes Math and Physics to the EdgeYouTube video by Quanta Magazine 053
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Um…I know these are automatically generated, but you might wanna delete this particular one! Even if many people will not see it initially… 000
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026September fruit from my orchard. I picked these all today. Fuyu persimmons, flying dragon citrus, and red & green muscadines. 050
Reposted by Matt MacauleyMatt Zucker @mattz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This fall I am co-teaching a brand-new class – ENGR 009: Fabricating Tessellations and Tilings. It's roughly equal parts math and design, filtered thru an engineering perspective. The syllabus and all assignments are freely available to the public at mzucker.github.io/e9_f2026/ 68224
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I thought those petty shenanigans only had teeth if they came with a threat of withholding $250 million in federal funding. 030
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Something DID happen. Three of the seven million dollar millennium mathematics problems from 25 years ago were potentially solved with the help of AI in the same WEEK. That is HUGE! 000
Reposted by Matt MacauleyDave Richeson @divbyzero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Here's a thoughtful blog post about math and AI by Matt Baker. mattbaker.blog/2026/09/10/s...mattbaker.blogSome late-night thoughts on AI and the future of research in mathematicsEvery time I’ve organized my thoughts sufficiently to finally write a proper blog post about the impact of AI on mathematical research, something massive happens which causes me to delay. I w… 0177
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Looks like it’s a term that he defined in the paper. 100
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Imagine the chaos that could ensue if there ends up being a split second difference between two different game clocks. 001
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We are so privileged. Someone born in a comparable wealthy social class today, who had 2 of their 5 children die before adulthood, would be described (and rightfully so) as having lived a painful life with unimaginable grief. No one would describe that lived experience as “surprisingly good.” 110
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026How is it even possible to say those differently?!?! I say Aaron and Erin the same, but I’ve heard them pronounced differently. But…Don and Dawn?? 120
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I also got Utah, at 54%. But my most similar city was Seattle, which is my hometown, and also at 54%. It’s definitely called a potato bug. 010
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I made one 2 years ago and it works great. I’ll email it to you! 130
Reposted by Matt MacauleyAmerican Mathematical Society @amermathsoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A recent Washington Post article titled "This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI," ponders if AI can solve mathematical problems, what is left for mathematicians to do? What do you think? Leave your comments below! Full story link in comments. 322
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Yeah, apparently it’s been on the front page of Reddit and The Other 98% FB page. Didn’t know about this one though, thanks! 020
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My 7-year-old daughter heard me say that Dolly Parton died, and got visibly very sad. I was surprised she even knew that name. “You know Dolly Parton?” In the sweetest timid voice, she replied: “Well, I don’t _know_ know her. But she sent me books.” 🥹😢😭 1268
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Was the implication that Ms Rachel isn’t cool?!? 040
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026You mean the Seahawks, Ken. And they’re called points, not runs. [Googles “Mariners.” Oh. 🤦♂️] 070
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Oh boy. I hate the be the bearer of bad news, but….static.klipy.comKevinmcgarry: It Gets Worse & WorseAlt: Kevinmcgarry: It Gets Worse & Worse 011
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I assume that you mean other than 8675309, right? 130
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Academics, to "celebrate" the start of a new semester, post a WayBack Machine snapshot of your workplace from when you were applying to college (or a later milestone if you missed the dawn of dot edu) #WayBackCollegeChallenge 160
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 21/08/2026And the anonymous discoverer (username: "ranksunbounded") has already been doxxed. I am not surprised AT ALL by who it was! 😂 (Same guy who announced "hello there the jacobian conjecture is false..." by tweet) 120
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 21/08/2026web.math.pmf.unizg.hr/~duje/tors/r...web.math.pmf.unizg.hrHistory of elliptic curves rank recordsTable of elliptic curve rank records 130
Reposted by Matt MacauleyAndrew D Hwang @diffgeom.com · 21/08/2026Please support independent creators as you shop for mathematical back-to-school posters, T-shirts, jewelry, and games: www.diffgeom.org/misc/math_sh... These are difficult times. We are all grateful for your support! #MathSky #MathArt #SciArt 1152
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Hey @denverr.bsky.social, do you ship your bourbon to Canada? 👀 010
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Nothing quite melts my heart like my 7-year-old daughter asking in earnest after dinner: “Daddy, can we do some abstract algebra?” 1190
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It took 62 days of playing, but today I finally got my first perfect score in #MapTap! (Albany, Athens, Singapore, Bangkok, Gaborone.) www.maptap.gg August 9 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 1000maptap.gg🎯MapTap Daily Geography GamePlay MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers. 130
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Please tell me there was a joke made about the mf’ing rotating snakes on that mf’ing hyperbolic plane! 130
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In 2015, I planted a knee-high fig tree in a place that accumulated a lot of water (due to a cul-de-sac and hill), and also drained well. Here it is now. It gives me about 50 pounds of figs per week, for 3-4 weeks a year. I have a few other fig trees too, but I get 95% from this one. 010
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I’ve put generous portions in every salad I’ve eaten in the past month! 😂 110
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 07/08/2026When you get over 150 pounds of fresh figs in 3 weeks, you have to get creative. This is a cast iron skillet with wheel of Brie cheese, fresh figs, nuts, fresh rosemary, honey, balsamic glaze, and raw cane sugar. Baked for 30 minutes. 4201
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Mima’s not from WA. That was SVP saying he’s a Washingtonian. (He’s from the DC area.) 210
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Hey #MathSky. I’m teaching introductory linear algebra this fall for the first time in over a decade. What materials should I be aware of? I know I’ve seen a few posts about this sort of thing, but I don’t remember from whom or when. I don’t even know what (open) textbook(s) to use yet. Thank you! 4167
Matt Macauley @visualalgebra.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Let’s not lose sight of the fact that the majority of our political, monetary, and fiscal policy in the last 30 years can be summarized by “protecting the (current) older generation while entirely shafting younger people.” 021