Edward Vogel
@mathartforall.bsky.social
Medical device R&D day job, STEM+Art education volunteer nights and weekends. Big emphasis on introducing discrete mathematics to K-12 with hands on mathematical art projects.
"Delight shared is delight increased" - Pat Vogel(my mama)
"Delight shared is delight increased" - Pat Vogel(my mama)
Google Gemini on board?!?!?!? I hope you can turn it completely off. Wow.
www.engadget.com/transportati...
www.engadget.com/transportati...
Volvo EX60 SUV preview: 400-mile range, 670 hp and Google Gemini onboard
With big power and big range, Volvo's next-gen EV efforts are off to a good start.
www.engadget.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Google Gemini on board?!?!?!? I hope you can turn it completely off. Wow.
www.engadget.com/transportati...
www.engadget.com/transportati...
Musing on Carney's posit of "rupture", I was prompted to recall Karen Armstrong's "The Great Transformation" and just thought I would search the blue sky for any mentions of it.
Found this potent quote.
Found this potent quote.
“Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.” ~Karen Armstrong #ChooseKindness #KindnessMatters
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January 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Musing on Carney's posit of "rupture", I was prompted to recall Karen Armstrong's "The Great Transformation" and just thought I would search the blue sky for any mentions of it.
Found this potent quote.
Found this potent quote.
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A group of ten local residents climbed 800 meters above the city and lit 450 torches to form the message: "No Kings." This is how Davos welcomed Trump.
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
A group of ten local residents climbed 800 meters above the city and lit 450 torches to form the message: "No Kings." This is how Davos welcomed Trump.
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FRIDAY: Minnesota is standing up to ICE with a statewide day of nonviolent moral action and reflection. MN will step away from work, school and shopping to focus on community, conscience and collective action. Plus, there's a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: www.iceoutnowmn.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
FRIDAY: Minnesota is standing up to ICE with a statewide day of nonviolent moral action and reflection. MN will step away from work, school and shopping to focus on community, conscience and collective action. Plus, there's a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: www.iceoutnowmn.com
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Twin Citizens will recognize the list here as being D-E-E-P and full of leaders.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Twin Citizens will recognize the list here as being D-E-E-P and full of leaders.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
Scheduled. Let's do this.
#ICEOUT
#ICEOUT
FRIDAY: Minnesota is standing up to ICE with a statewide day of nonviolent moral action and reflection. MN will step away from work, school and shopping to focus on community, conscience and collective action. Plus, there's a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: www.iceoutnowmn.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Scheduled. Let's do this.
#ICEOUT
#ICEOUT
Playing "No Stress Chess" with the bartender. It's a card game about as complicated as "Go Fish" that tells you which piece to move and how to move it.
Great for beginners and drinkers
#chess #cocktails
Great for beginners and drinkers
#chess #cocktails
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Playing "No Stress Chess" with the bartender. It's a card game about as complicated as "Go Fish" that tells you which piece to move and how to move it.
Great for beginners and drinkers
#chess #cocktails
Great for beginners and drinkers
#chess #cocktails
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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High school students apply for the 2026 Steven H. Strogatz Prize for Math Communication!
Cash prizes for math communication projects and winning entries will be recognized online.
Due April 23, 2026.
momath.org/strogatzprize
Cash prizes for math communication projects and winning entries will be recognized online.
Due April 23, 2026.
momath.org/strogatzprize
The Steven H. Strogatz Prize for Math Communication – National Museum of Mathematics
National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery
momath.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
High school students apply for the 2026 Steven H. Strogatz Prize for Math Communication!
Cash prizes for math communication projects and winning entries will be recognized online.
Due April 23, 2026.
momath.org/strogatzprize
Cash prizes for math communication projects and winning entries will be recognized online.
Due April 23, 2026.
momath.org/strogatzprize
"The Summer Geometry Initiative (SGI) is a six-week summer research program introducing undergraduate and graduate students to the field of geometry processing; participants receive stipends to help cover their expenses while participating in the program. "
Exciting news for the #geometry community!📐I highly recommend the Summer Geometry Initiative (SGI) at MIT. Having supervised student projects there, I’ve seen the incredible work this program fosters. 💡Apply with your own projects here: sgi.mit.edu
Summer Geometry Initiative
sgi.mit.edu
January 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"The Summer Geometry Initiative (SGI) is a six-week summer research program introducing undergraduate and graduate students to the field of geometry processing; participants receive stipends to help cover their expenses while participating in the program. "
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Alt-text: A photo of the night sky showing a green aurora diagonal across the lower right with a shadow of a cat's head in profile seen within the green glow.
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Alt-text: A photo of the night sky showing a green aurora diagonal across the lower right with a shadow of a cat's head in profile seen within the green glow.
"if you want to get better as a person, you should start using [ChatGPT].”
- not words to thrive by
- not words to thrive by
There needs to be some serious reckoning about all the lives OpenAI is ruining www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
He Was Indicted for Cyberstalking. His Former Friends Tracked His ChatGPT Meltdown
Brett Dadig faces up to 70 years in prison on charges of cyberstalking and interstate threats.
www.rollingstone.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"if you want to get better as a person, you should start using [ChatGPT].”
- not words to thrive by
- not words to thrive by
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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it's 2026 and crypto bros are falling for a literal Wallet Inspector
www.web3isgoinggreat.com?id=trezor-su...
via @web3isgoinggreat.com
www.web3isgoinggreat.com?id=trezor-su...
via @web3isgoinggreat.com
Crypto holder loses $283 million to scammer impersonating wallet support
A crypto holder has lost $282 million in bitcoin and litecoin after a scammer impersonating a customer support employee for the Trezor hardware wallet manufacturer successfully convinced them into rev...
www.web3isgoinggreat.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
it's 2026 and crypto bros are falling for a literal Wallet Inspector
www.web3isgoinggreat.com?id=trezor-su...
via @web3isgoinggreat.com
www.web3isgoinggreat.com?id=trezor-su...
via @web3isgoinggreat.com
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Short Courses at InnoLAE 2026
On 16–17 February 2026, we are running a programme of technical short courses. Scheduled for Monday 16 Feb pm are:
- Organic Bioelectronics
- Contact-Controlled Transistors for Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics
https://innolae.org/short-courses
On 16–17 February 2026, we are running a programme of technical short courses. Scheduled for Monday 16 Feb pm are:
- Organic Bioelectronics
- Contact-Controlled Transistors for Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics
https://innolae.org/short-courses
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Short Courses at InnoLAE 2026
On 16–17 February 2026, we are running a programme of technical short courses. Scheduled for Monday 16 Feb pm are:
- Organic Bioelectronics
- Contact-Controlled Transistors for Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics
https://innolae.org/short-courses
On 16–17 February 2026, we are running a programme of technical short courses. Scheduled for Monday 16 Feb pm are:
- Organic Bioelectronics
- Contact-Controlled Transistors for Next-Generation Thin-Film Electronics
https://innolae.org/short-courses
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This is how I justify to myself my choice of working on mathematics in these dark times.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 732:
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This is how I justify to myself my choice of working on mathematics in these dark times.
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Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
January 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
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ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
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The coolest toilet paper roll space shuttle to ever exist??
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The coolest toilet paper roll space shuttle to ever exist??
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Look carefully at this cube and you’ll see why you couldn’t ever solve it. (More details in alt text.)
January 18, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Look carefully at this cube and you’ll see why you couldn’t ever solve it. (More details in alt text.)
Good summary of Judge Menendez's "Metro Surge" preliminary injunction - reasoning and consequences of violating it.
Not a toothless order. Violations are contempt of court.
I think also sets stage for the next case based on 10th Amendment to end "Metro Surge."
#MetroSurge #Tincher #ICE #Noem
Not a toothless order. Violations are contempt of court.
I think also sets stage for the next case based on 10th Amendment to end "Metro Surge."
#MetroSurge #Tincher #ICE #Noem
1/ Judge Menendez didn't just issue an injunction in Tincher v. Noem; she effectively placed the Department of Homeland Security into receivership. The "Operation Metro Surge" legal theory has been dismantled.
January 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Good summary of Judge Menendez's "Metro Surge" preliminary injunction - reasoning and consequences of violating it.
Not a toothless order. Violations are contempt of court.
I think also sets stage for the next case based on 10th Amendment to end "Metro Surge."
#MetroSurge #Tincher #ICE #Noem
Not a toothless order. Violations are contempt of court.
I think also sets stage for the next case based on 10th Amendment to end "Metro Surge."
#MetroSurge #Tincher #ICE #Noem
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The kids are saying we should be doing 2016 this year instead of 2026. It was indeed a pretty good year for me.
You might be interested in my blog from that year, which had over 40 blog posts, beginning with davidkbutler.xyz/2016/01/22/f....
You might be interested in my blog from that year, which had over 40 blog posts, beginning with davidkbutler.xyz/2016/01/22/f....
Flipping absolute values
Every semester I talk to students about what the absolute value does to the graph of a function. You can read the rest of this blog post in PDF form here.
davidkbutler.xyz
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The kids are saying we should be doing 2016 this year instead of 2026. It was indeed a pretty good year for me.
You might be interested in my blog from that year, which had over 40 blog posts, beginning with davidkbutler.xyz/2016/01/22/f....
You might be interested in my blog from that year, which had over 40 blog posts, beginning with davidkbutler.xyz/2016/01/22/f....
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Question for parents:
What’s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!
What’s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Question for parents:
What’s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!
What’s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!
How appropriate for Miller to show up with this level of ignorance on his favorite holiday to hate.
Doctor King loved Star Trek and convinced Nichelle Nichol to stick with the show in spite of some difficulties.
www.startrek.com/news/nichell...
Doctor King loved Star Trek and convinced Nichelle Nichol to stick with the show in spite of some difficulties.
www.startrek.com/news/nichell...
January 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
How appropriate for Miller to show up with this level of ignorance on his favorite holiday to hate.
Doctor King loved Star Trek and convinced Nichelle Nichol to stick with the show in spite of some difficulties.
www.startrek.com/news/nichell...
Doctor King loved Star Trek and convinced Nichelle Nichol to stick with the show in spite of some difficulties.
www.startrek.com/news/nichell...
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Robin Wilson's seventh talk on the equations that make mathematics brings us to the algebra of logic, starting with the laws of arithmetic, moving to the foundations of logic and set theory and finishing with the beginnings of computers. Fun for all ages.
youtu.be/atB4vrFy79M
youtu.be/atB4vrFy79M
January 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Robin Wilson's seventh talk on the equations that make mathematics brings us to the algebra of logic, starting with the laws of arithmetic, moving to the foundations of logic and set theory and finishing with the beginnings of computers. Fun for all ages.
youtu.be/atB4vrFy79M
youtu.be/atB4vrFy79M