Blogs about: Social Mathematicians
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What about the boys?
I recently gave a talk about teaching to boys and I want to tell you about it. Because we have a problem. Our problem is that girls are succeeding. For years we women spent time arguing that women … more →
Social Mathematics
What about the boys?
Samantha wrote 2 weeks ago: I recently gave a talk about teaching to boys and I want to tell you about it. Because we have a pr … more →
Doing something hard
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Samantha wrote 1 month ago: When on the journey to becoming someone I have never been, I have to do hard things I’ve never … more →
Math Linguistics II
Samantha wrote 3 months ago: Tired. Math: That feeling you get when you have a qualifying exam on Monday. Pedestrian: That feeli … more →
Mental and Physical Exercise
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Samantha wrote 5 months ago: Every day I go running with hundreds of others around the lakes near my home. Well, when I started … more →
Zombie Number
Samantha wrote 6 months ago: A couple named Jim and Maria Belk made themselves famous among my peers with their presentation of “ … more →
Top 1%
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Samantha wrote 7 months ago: There is a statistic that says only 1% of Americans earn a PhD. So perhaps only 2% of Americans ever … more →
google searches
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Samantha wrote 8 months ago: If you would like something humorous for your morning then I suggest you google “scaffolding … more →
frustration
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Samantha wrote 8 months ago: I want to take a moment to talk about some of the social problems that come with mathematics. This … more →
Generalizing Mathematics
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Samantha wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday I found myself, once again, trying to explain what I do all day as a graduate student in m … more →
From math to policy makers
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Samantha wrote 9 months ago: Many academia mathematicians are happiest when they can find NO real world application to their rese … more →
Ideal Profession
Samantha wrote 11 months ago: A study completed by CareerCast.com puts Mathematicians on top! Here is a lovely Wall Street Journa … more →
Let's talk about Money!
Samantha wrote 11 months ago: A Semi-Serious Parody, by Sam. Did you meet your Holiday Budgets? Did you have holiday budgets? Di … more →
Buying good grades and good jobs
Samantha wrote 12 months ago: I read an interesting article yesterday which was recommended to me by a colleague titled, “A … more →
Having Fun while doing Math
Samantha wrote 1 year ago: I find groups of socializing mathematicians fascinating. As one anthropologically studies them, one … more →
Physicality of a basic Calculator
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Samantha wrote 1 year ago: As you may have guessed, I’m a big fan of a basic calculators for computational purposes. I t … more →
First day of School
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Samantha wrote 1 year ago: The first day of school can be exciting, hard, or down right scary for a lot of people. I prefer to … more →
Socializing with Mathematicians
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Samantha wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I went to Six Flags with three of my good friends. They are also female mathematicians. Ov … more →
Hermit Mathematicians; A dying breed?
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Samantha wrote 1 year ago: Back in the day (give or take 100 or 500 years) mathematicians could be brilliant all alone. With li … more →
Social Mathematicians
Samantha wrote 1 year ago: I recently attended the Joint Mathematics Conference in San Diego. This is the largest sample of mat … more →
