Michael J Barany
MBarany
Haven't done a proper historical thread in a while, so....Ever wondered how mathematics got to be a "young man's game"?Let's have a look... 1/ This thread is based on a
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There's an aspect of this 2+2 thing that I think is really important and that has generally been overlooked, so you know what that means:(thread) WHAT IS ACTUALLY *RACIST* ABOUT
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I have very mixed feelings about this blog post, let me tell you why (a thread) 1/https://twitter.com/maanow/status/1291354617780076546 To start, @profkeithdevlin is a very talented math communicator. One thing he does
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A couple more thoughts on this bit of advice in response to @extremefriday 's call for suggestions for overhauling her department's math history course.Confining non-Western traditions to the past is
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