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I mean, you really should. Even if you don't like sports, but especially if you do.
joshuablevin.bsky.social Josh Levin @joshuablevin.bsky.social · 7d
You should also listen to the pilot episode of Replay Booth, "Wilbur Huckle for President," and sign up for the Replay Booth newsletter! pod.link/1462685560/e... www.replaybooth.show/p/replay-boo...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Check your registration‼️
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Katie Ahrens, Jon Grantham
On a remark of Serre
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11048
August 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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I'm pleased to announce my 18th published math paper, "Primes of for the form m^2+1 and Goldbach's `other other' conjecture," with Hester Graves in Computational Methods in Science and Technology.

cmst.eu/articles/pri...
Primes of the Form m2+1 and Goldbach’s `Other Other’ Conjecture | CMST
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July 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Spilled water on Education Secretary Arne Duncan on a flight out of San Diego.
bolt451.bsky.social R.L. Stine Cold Steve Austin @bolt451.bsky.social · Jun 13
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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When I was in grad school, someone (not in my department) told me I wasn't a mathematician because I didn't have a PhD. I think that is too exclusionary -- Richard Guy was a mathematician. But I am not sure I'm OK with it as a self-bestowed title.
amermathsoc.bsky.social American Mathematical Society @amermathsoc.bsky.social · Jun 9
There's buzz about Pope Leo XIV having a math degree from Villanova — and we love seeing math in the spotlight!

We asked our own mathematician Sarah Bryant: What makes someone a mathematician?

Now we want to hear from you — share your thoughts below!
June 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The 2025 Spring Eastern Sectional took place at the CT Convention Center and Marriott Downtown, Hartford, CT, and the UConn Harford Time Building. Almost 600 participants attended the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the Spring Western Sectional Meeting May 3-4, 2025!

youtu.be/mxl-GIoT5EA
2025 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting
YouTube video by American Mathematical Society
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April 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Jon Grantham, Hester Graves
Primes of the Form $m^2+1$ and Goldbach's `Other Other' Conjecture
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03513
February 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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I would not die on this hill. They are calling it this for stupid acronym reasons, and they will enjoy the fight. But it would be good to include a note in stories that it is not a real department. Like the Attorney General is not a real general.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Nov 13
My plea to reporters is to not call it the Department of Government Efficiency. It is not a Department. It is almost certainly going to a Federal Advisory Committee, and it is very important that reporters accurately convey that Vivek and Elon are working on an advisory committee.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act was enacted in 1972 to ensure that advice by the various advisory committees formed over the years is objective and accessible to the public. The Act formalized a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these advisory bodies and created the Committee Management Secretariat to monitor compliance with the Act. In 1976, Executive Order 12024 delegated to the administrator of GSA all responsibilities of the president for implementing the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Secretariat operations are directed at reporting to the president and Congress on the activities of at least 1000 federal advisory committees. Samples of documents and forms used by the Secretariat and its clients can be found in the “Advice and Guidance” pages. Executive orders and congressional revisions have further refined the extension and the application of the Act in 1993, 1997, and 1998, and the extent and nature of the Secretariat’s reporting of the activities of the committees. The legal history is easy to follow in the “Legislation and Regulation” pages.
November 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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So "Democracy Dies in Darkness" has shifted from a warning to a plan?
msignorile.bsky.social Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · Oct 25
From a retired WashPost editor.

This would be a disgrace.
October 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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So the "technology platform" is...a beep?
American Airlines Cracks Down on ‘Gate Lice’ With New Boarding System
American Airlines is testing a technology platform that will produce a sound when a passenger attempts to board a flight ahead of the assigned group.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Jon Grantham
No new Goormaghtigh primes up to $10^{700}$
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03677
October 8, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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My pharmacy texted me today to urge me to book a flu shot appointment.
Flu is not circulating at appreciable levels anywhere in the US at the moment, per #CDC's most recent FluView report.
For most people, getting a shot this far in advance of flu season is a waste of a flu shot.
August 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM