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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 20h

Sorry, I meant CT scans! (not MRI)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/l...

Teach Triangular Numbers With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 21h

Fourth lesson: triangular numbers, telescoping series, calculus, and MRI scans
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Teach Triangular Numbers With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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SINe Lab @sinelabdtu.bsky.social · 4d

🫁❤️New preprint out: The social, decoupled self

We show effects of interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms on intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling: when we sync our breathing, our breathing–heart rhythms decouple, with a perturbed phase-relationship
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The social, decoupled self: interpersonal synchronization of breathing alters intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling

People synchronize their periodic behavioural and physiological rhythms with each other during social interaction. While this interpersonal synchronization has largely been associated with positive ef...

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 4d

Thanks. Good point.
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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 4d

Thanks. Good point.
bookshop.org/p/books/unlo...

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

bookshop.org

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 4d

good point, thanks.
bookshop.org/p/books/unlo...

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

bookshop.org

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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 7d

Network Science, and three of its avengers, featured in the latest @veritasium.bsky.social video (one of the largest youtube channels for Science education)!! youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?... @stevenstrogatz.com Duncan Watts @barabasi.bsky.social

Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are

YouTube video by Veritasium

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Philipp Markolin, PhD @philippmarkolin.bsky.social · 6d

This is a really good video that I enjoyed a lot

By @veritasium.bsky.social ft. @stevenstrogatz.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...

Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are

YouTube video by Veritasium

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 5d

Mathematician Chad Topaz's new book looks at America's criminal legal system through the lens of data science. Pre-order at www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Ju...

Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change

Amazon.com: Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change: 9780691276151: Topaz, Chad M.: Books

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 22d

The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...

Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 8d

Third lesson plan: Sphere packing

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/l...

Unpack the Math of Packing With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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benjamin dickman @benjamindickman.bsky.social · 15d

so back 🚕

cc #iTeachMath x #MathSky x #EduSky

bcc #MathIndustrialComplex #BigMath

Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 22d

The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...

Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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Raj Raizada @rajraizada.bsky.social · 16d

Here is a @desmos.com activity about the symmetry-preserving transformations of a square, inspired by my colleague Tom Jameson.
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 15d

Here is the second lesson. This one is about the golden ratio. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/l...

Explore the Math Behind the Golden Ratio With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 20d

Here's the table of contents for the issue:

Schematic image of the Earth, and Table of Contents for Quanta Magazine's special issue about climate science

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · 21d

As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz.com sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️

Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 20d

[email protected] has devoted a whole issue to the fundamental science of climate. Can't wait to read this – we hear so much about climate change, but so little about the basic science.

Press: www.newswire.com/news/quanta-...

Issue: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...

Quanta Series Marvels at 'The Achievement of Climate Science'

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 22d

Math teachers: please help spread the word. These lessons are aimed at K-12 (especially middle and high school). #MathEd #ITeachMath #MathSky

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 22d

The lessons, written by award-winning teacher
@mrhonner.com.web.brid.gy, are all free.
So are the links to my earlier series. You don't need to have a @nytimes.com subscription to read them.

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 22d

The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...

Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times

www.nytimes.com

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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · 22d

Happy 4^ / 3^2 / 5^2 day!!! (3^2/ 4^2 / 5^2 for us weird Americans) Not too many days satisfy the Pythagorean thm. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @austms.bsky.social @stevenstrogatz.com @monsoon0.bsky.social ht Peter Baxter for noticing. Looking forward to coming back to the US for joint maths in Jan.

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Tim Chartier @timchartier.bsky.social · 28d

Tonight, @momath.bsky.social and @stevenstrogatz.com celebrated the winners of the math communication prize that bears Steve's name. Want to be inspired by creativity of high schoolers? See the prize winners work at: momath.org/strogatzpriz...

Strogatz Prize 2025 Winners – National Museum of Mathematics

National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery

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Johan Ugander @jugander.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great interview with @stevenstrogatz.com with a lot of discussion of research advising. Parts reminded me of @eegilbert.org and @informor.bsky.social's (excellent) guides to PhD mentorship, with a big focus on ideation.
Eric's: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mor's: s.tech.cornell.edu/phd-syllabus/

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · Aug 25

Congratulations on your new position, Johan!

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · Aug 23

Thanks very much – we appreciate the encouragement!

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