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1) Math knowledge is democratic in character.
2) Math can be used to strengthen democracy.
3) Even if you never use math, it is relevant to you b/c people are using it to make decisions about you.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
ted.com/talks/ben_blum_smith…
Last @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar of 2025: Zarina Dhillon on evaluating methods to quantify racial segregation. Tomorrow at 5:30pm ET. Sign up here (requires a [free] account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
Tomorrow @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Dr. Daphne Skipper on geographic access to polling. 5:30pm ET. Sign up here: researchseminars.org/talk/Ma… (make a free account)
New @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Bailey Passmore of @hrdag on "Public Data & Human Rights". Tonight 5:30pm ET. Sign up here (make a free account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
Another @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar in 80 minutes! Matthew Dahl, "Large Legal Fictions: Detecting Legal Hallucinations in Large Language Models" Sign up to view here: researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
Dr Ben Blum-Smith Black Lives Matter retweeted
The GOP in Congress is pushing a bill that would require every American to show a passport, birth certificate, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. But more than 21 million Americans don’t have easy access to such documents. bit.ly/3Xl5Q2H
Appreciating @SamWangPhD 's pro-democracy substacking samwang.substack.com/p/same-…
Dr Ben Blum-Smith Black Lives Matter retweeted
Michigan’s recent reforms ensure that voting is accessible, election subversion is further out of reach, and democracy is strengthened. bit.ly/4fSQD0m
This whole thread is lovely (h/t @_onionesque)
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Dr Ben Blum-Smith Black Lives Matter retweeted
Here are 12 dots on a 5x5 grid. No 4 of them make a square. But no matter where you add 1 more dot to this arrangement, a square gets made. (Check it!)
Can you place more than 12 dots on the grid and avoid making any squares?
If you're a teacher & this piques your curiosity...
This is tomorrow! Open to the public <- that means you!
One more @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar, this coming Monday @ 5:30pm ET! Cory McCartan, "Estimating Racial Disparities When Race is Not Observed". Sign up here! researchseminars.org/talk/Ma… (requires a [free] account)
I would just like to say that my first and second grade teacher absolutely changed my life (for the better)
One more @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar, this coming Monday @ 5:30pm ET! Cory McCartan, "Estimating Racial Disparities When Race is Not Observed". Sign up here! researchseminars.org/talk/Ma… (requires a [free] account)
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There are some days when I push students to demand that their mathematics make sense to them and the results are truly magical.
Today was one of those days.
#MTBoS #iteachmath
In one hour! See you there?
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
This is tomorrow (5:30pm ET)! Open to the public <- that means you!
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
Forgot to say: Monday May 6 at 5:30pm ET
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…
Next up in the @NYUDataScience Math & Democracy Seminar: Abigail Hickok and Mason Porter on using topological data analysis to analyze equity in polling place access! Sign up here (requires a [free] account): researchseminars.org/talk/Ma…