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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

It's totally possible! Would be willing to discuss and have recommendations of folks in my network.

Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone interested in #academicsky #math #engineering #sciart #edusky #art #writing #booksky #science should share this far and wide! We are putting this on for you! 🧪🤓📚

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for WRITING #MATH on Oct 25! A hybrid event at
@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social with:
Paula Rowinska
Anthony Bonato
@dreugeniacheng.bsky.social
@profnoahgian.bsky.social
@1autumnleaf.bsky.social
Siobhan Roberts
@onlinekyne.bsky.social
@patchenbarss.bsky.social

shorturl.at/8NnDK

Writing Math: Perspectives from Authors and Educators

Writing Math: Perspectives from Authors and Educators is an event that aims to bring together leading authors—mathematicians, educators, and journalists—who are shaping how mathematics is written for ...

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve worn many hats—operations & an editor at Des Femmes Magazine, professor, founder of 2 media companies, and host of @breakingmath.bsky.social where I interview brilliant minds.

I’m proud to share: #WRITING #MATH
Oct 25 | Hybrid
@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social

Register here: shorturl.at/8NnDK

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever wondered how $math connects to your world—from science to society to your own daily life—this #podcast is for you.

Subscribe, listen, and join the conversation.
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Breaking Math

Breaking Math is a deep-dive podcast that explores science, technology, engineering, AI, and mathematics through the lens of logic, patterns, and critical thinking. Hosted by Autumn Phaneuf, an expert...

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

Because “Breaking Math” isn’t just about solving problems.
It’s about breaking open the boundaries around #math—so anyone can see it’s not just a subject, it’s a force of nature.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

So yes, we’ll keep covering #math itself: proofs, puzzles, #paradoxes.
But we’ll also keep showing you the bigger picture—the strange, surprising, human story of math’s impact everywhere.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

Economics, #cryptography, climate #science even art—math runs under all of it like hidden wiring.
If you only look at the wiring diagram, you miss the lights, the music, the movement it powers.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

When we bring in #history or #philosophy, it’s not a detour.
It’s a reminder that #math is also human: born of culture, argument, mistakes, and flashes of #creativity.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

When we talk about AI or quantum physics, we’re not straying from #math.
We’re showing math in motion—how #equations leave the page and start reshaping entire industries and ideas.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

Mathematics doesn’t live in a vacuum.
It’s a language, a lens, a way of seeing the world.
To understand #math deeply, you have to see how it shapes—and is shaped by—other fields.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 1d

People sometimes ask: “Why does a podcast called Breaking #Math cover #physics, #economics, #AI, #history, #art, or even #philosophy?”

Here’s why 👇 @breakingmath.bsky.social

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Breaking Math @breakingmath.bsky.social · 1d

Our latest #podcast episode "Charlatans" with Quico Toro is out! You can always be fooled by "trusted" figures.

Check it out now:
youtu.be/Wu7YI-yM154?...

Charlatans with Quico Toro

YouTube video by Breaking Math

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 2d

It should be Cambridge, Massachusetts. 🤭

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Noah Giansiracusa @profnoahgian.bsky.social · 5d

Register here for the hybrid workshop (Zoom & in-person Toronto):

fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Amazing line-up:
Paula Rowinska
Anthony Bonato
@dreugeniacheng.bsky.social
@1autumnleaf.bsky.social
@profnoahgian.bsky.social
Siobhan Roberts
@onlinekyne.bsky.social
@patchenbarss.bsky.social

Writing Math: Perspectives from Authors and Educators

Writing Math: Perspectives from Authors and Educators is an event that aims to bring together leading authors—mathematicians, educators, and journalists—who are shaping how mathematics is written for ...

fields.utoronto.ca

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Noah Giansiracusa @profnoahgian.bsky.social · 5d

I'm really excited about this upcoming event!

There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 8d

Every episode of @breakingmath.bsky.social reminds me how lucky I am. It's not just about the amazing books and brilliant minds, but also the wonderful, funny, and warm people I get to have conversations with. And the community's support is everything.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

It was lovely speaking with you! 💕✨️

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Dr Victoria Bateman @vnbateman.bsky.social · 9d

📡 Such a pleasure to speak to @1autumnleaf.bsky.social @breakingmath.bsky.social podcast about my new book - published today in the US - #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power (Seal Press / Basic Books). #econhist

Breaking Math @breakingmath.bsky.social · 9d

What if the Industrial Revolution wasn’t powered by coal or colonies… but by women with wages in their pockets?

New Breaking Math episode with @vnbateman.bsky.social and @1autumnleaf.bsky.social #AcademicSky #math #economics #womeninscience #edusky #science

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Economica with Victoria Bateman

YouTube video by Breaking Math

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

This one’s sharp, provocative, and timely.

🎧 Listen to our full conversation with Dr Victoria Bateman @vnbateman.bsky.social on Breaking Math Podcast @breakingmath.bsky.social

💬 And tell us: What do you think economists still get wrong about women and growth?

youtu.be/-n_f1XdloHU?...

Economica with Victoria Bateman

YouTube video by Breaking Math

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

@vnbateman.bsky.social 's punchline: freedom doesn’t follow prosperity. Freedom creates it.

Erase women, and you erase the foundation of growth itself. #economics

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

Every time that pendulum swings, societies choose stagnation over growth.

- Ancient Egypt had equal pay for women building pyramids.
- Early Islam saw Khadijah, a wealthy merchant, propose to Muhammad.
- Then came backlash.

Sound familiar today?

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

@vnbateman.bsky.social calls out the cult of female modesty—the idea that a woman’s worth lies in her purity.

History shows when #inequality rises, populations swell, or wars intensify, societies roll back women’s rights in the name of “modesty.”

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

But here’s the twist: #economists erased #women from the story. #AcademicSky #edusky
- Women’s work in family #businesses didn’t count.
- GDP ignored household labor.
- Economists modeled homes as “happy cooperatives” instead of battlegrounds of #power.

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Autumn Phaneuf, MSE, Ph.D (h.c) @1autumnleaf.bsky.social · 9d

Smaller families → higher wages.
Higher wages → incentive for technology.
Independent women → demand for democracy.
Savings & apprenticeships → new businesses.

It’s not just steam that fueled the Industrial Revolution.
It was #freedom.
#EconomicFreedom

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