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mathematicians:
— Benjamin Dickman (@benjamindickman) January 13, 2021
0!=1
computer scientists:
0!=1
When lockdown sceptics tell me of cancelled operations as result of lockdowns I want to shout that lockdown is the only thing that has kept the NHS functioning, even at a reduced level, for so long.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 16, 2021
No one wants lock downs, but the alternative is almost too grim to think about.
Our letter to the Sunday Times this morning:
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 17, 2021
“The government’s ultimate strategy on the coronavirus is obscure. ...
The government must urgently set out a plausible and comprehensive strategy to bring cases down and keep them there.”@IndependentSage @Sir_David_King pic.twitter.com/xIcNt4PDkT
Explaining to a friend that domination and latex are not what you think in mathematics.
— Anthony Bonato (@Anthony_Bonato) January 15, 2021
I'm very excited to announce that this summer Siddhi Krishna (@5iddhi) and I will be running a *virtual* REU through the School of Math at Georgia Tech: https://t.co/CWxf27zI2A
— Dr. Marissa Kawehi (@MarissaKawehi) January 18, 2021
Our REU group is entitled "Braids, Surfaces, and Low Dimensional Phenomena". pic.twitter.com/o6zDcoF5PH
Tell your students that, when solving a math problem, being stuck and not knowing what to do is the normal state of affairs *for you as well*. And that a good problem is one that gets you stuck, sometimes for years or even several lifetimes.
— Andrej Bauer (@andrejbauer) January 17, 2021
Since they couldn't even be bothered to give this fellowship a name, I think the AMS should take the further step of renaming all the awards/fellowships that are given in overwhelming numbers to white and/or male mathematicians in the same way. https://t.co/IGTWEYwNhl
— Dr. Marissa Kawehi (@MarissaKawehi) January 16, 2021
Don’t let the new test-before departure scheme fool you into thinking the UK borders are now secure.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 17, 2021
Unsupervised quarantine is effectively unenforceable.
Here are some @IndependentSage suggestions to secure the UK against the threat of new variants.https://t.co/Vyubv4ab1M pic.twitter.com/En9wwaCMYq
A handy guide for everyone pic.twitter.com/Y0CSBrAfwx
— Ed Southall (@edsouthall) January 16, 2021
Every time I hear how much has been spent in test and trace I think, “why not just spend a small amount of that on providing adequate and accessible support to isolate”.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 19, 2021
This would make such a difference. https://t.co/x8iBKmftVq
I know a lot of angry people with 8 numbers in their username will tell you lockdowns have absolutely no effect, but it still seems a pretty massive coincidence that the only three times cases have gone down all started soon after we did it. pic.twitter.com/SxJvh8mTIT
— Oliver Johnson (@BristOliver) January 16, 2021
when I was born I didn’t know Rolle’s theorem — now I’ve forgotten the statement. Thus there must have been a time when my knowledge of Rolle’s theorem was neither increasing nor decreasing
— Daniel Litt (@littmath) January 15, 2021
"Why bring this to the attention of the math community?... Perhaps it is because I am also part of a racist system.
— Dr. Noelle, mathemagician (@blkmathmagic) January 15, 2021
Academia.
And trying to abide by the system didn’t protect me. And being a good colleague doesn’t protect me." 🔥🔥🔥 @pwr2dpplhttps://t.co/KarnsossJF
inspirational it is pic.twitter.com/rQbIglEUTt
— Michael Kinyon (@ProfKinyon) January 18, 2021
And despite this, people’s compliance is still remarkably high. Non compliance is often because people *can’t* comply with the rules, not because they *won’t *.#SupportToIsolate https://t.co/Ejkl2AgdMQ
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 13, 2021
There are a lot of people who predicted there wouldn’t be a second wave suddenly turning tail and saying it was all under the guise of debate and healthy skepticism.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 12, 2021
This is horse-shit, and the worst thing is that their denialism has made the second wave significantly worse.
I spoke to a high school senior last night who is interested in mathematics but feels isolated as the only female in her advanced math courses.
— Ranthony A.C. Edmonds, PhD (@RanthonyEdmonds) January 12, 2021
What communities exist for women and minoritized persons in STEM at the K-12 level?
@AWMmath #teachertwitter #stem @TeachingSTEM pic.twitter.com/mKxahd1hkZ
Remembering Rohith Vemula on his death anniversary. pic.twitter.com/PAjICWSrRg
— Anand (@anandavardhanan) January 17, 2021
Billions of pounds have been spent on setting up a the test and trace system, yet only a fraction of that amount has been devoted to fixing the leakiest part of the pipeline.
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) January 17, 2021
Adequate support to isolate would make an enormous difference to keeping on top of covid spread. https://t.co/bOOm4tlMdu
It exists! Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematicshttps://t.co/o9FILUS8b2#PhilMaths pic.twitter.com/BoISgIye30
— Joel David Hamkins (@JDHamkins) January 14, 2021