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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih

@tienchihmath.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Oxford College of Emory University. Father & Husband. Wannabe Cook. I like to teach/do/spread math as I can. (He/His)

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · Oct 23

Hi followers! I'm Tien Chih and I'm an Assist. Prof of Math at Oxford College of Emory. My research is about the intersections of homotopy theory and combinatorics. Just as importantly, things I'm into are undergrad research, IBL, alt grading, and supporting math teaching with tech.

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Katherine Seaton @mathskath.bsky.social · Jun 20

I’m curating an exhibition of Mathematical Art at the Australian Mathematical Society meeting in December. If you’re coming to the meeting and you create art with mathematics, please think about being involved. More information to appear at the conference website.

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a Clipse feature, you can find it online already, it’s as good as one would think.

But I’ll tell you if the albums good in the morning.

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 2d

Vet: "So 74 lb is overweight, does she get a lot of treats?"

Me: *remembering unending cavalcade of cheese, chips, rice, sausage, ham, peanut butter and that one praline.*

Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 2d

#HoagieHomies

Anna Strolenberg @annastrolenberg.volteuropa.org · 2d

Today the EU parliament voted to ban the word burger if they are made with plant protein, instead of animal protein. 🤦🏻‍♀️

They claim it’s to stop consumers being ‘confused between meat and plant products’ - solving a problem that nobody had!

This new rule leaves a bad taste in the mouth…

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August, like the month @month-of-august.bsky.social · 2d

Hey #mathsky, would it be too nerdy if @bookshop.org branded their Anti-Prime free shipping deal "Composite"? Asking for a friend.

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 2d

I grew up in Hawaii so like any Hawaiian word.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 2d

*waves hands generally at a rich professional network of scholars that I might not otherwise have met*

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Elliot @1t2ls.bsky.social · 2d

the irony is that what the right offers is a kind of kabuki masculinity that signals gender anxiety and immaturity more than anything.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3d

We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.

They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.

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Ruth Marshall @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 4d

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arXiv math.GT Geometric Topology @mathgt-bot.bsky.social · 4d

Vaibhav Gadre, Joseph Maher, Catherine Pfaff, Caglar Uyanik: Singularity of Cannon-Thurston maps https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04350 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.04350 https://arxiv.org/html/2510.04350

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MathTech.org @mathtech.org · 4d

Here @tienchihmath.bsky.social shares with us how he uses programming and randomization in his OER statistics materials, powered by SageCell.SageMath.org!

mathtech.org/2025/10/01/r...

True Randomization in an Introductory Statistics course

For about a decade now, I’ve been teaching on and off some form of introductory statistics for a wide variety of students across different institutions. This is an immensely popular course at the und...

mathtech.org

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Prof Christelle Vincent @xl772.bsky.social · 4d

If you missed the talk today you can still check Lurch out at lurch.plus

I was super impressed by the demo we saw, I strongly invite people who teach proofs to undergrads to check it out!!

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Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 4d

The book—out this spring, and hence based solely on preorder—is <drum roll> #1 in public policy on Amazon WHAT IS HAPPENING. I am glad people are excited about the message and hope you will be too. Preorder link in comments.

Unlocking justice shown as #1 in public policy on Amazon

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Prof Christelle Vincent @xl772.bsky.social · 5d

Ever wanted to have your undergrads write computer-verified proofs but without having to learn all of Lean? Come check out Lurch!

October 6, 3pm Eastern

#MathSky

code4math Community @code4math.org · 5d

Join us tomorrow 3pm Eastern on Zoom for our October 2025 Concerning.

preview.scholarlattice.org/events/77211...

Ken Monks will be sharing about the Lurch Plus project: write natural language proofs that are verified by computer?! lurch.plus

Lurch Plus!

This is the home page for lurch.plus, the home of the Lurch proof assistant, plus additional content.

lurch.plus

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 5d

Shit I have a competing meeting:(

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 5d

That game needs a mobile version which downloads itself onto my ipad before this flight.

Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 5d

What else to do when in the airport 4.5 hours before boarding?

A photo of a laptop with pretext in GitHub codespaces loaded.

Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 5d

This is what video games or binge watching is for.

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Rachel Lambert, prof at UCSB, teacher! @mathematize4all.bsky.social · 5d

♾️ Hey Math Ed friends, who is coming to Atlanta this week for NCSM and NCTM? I am, and as always I am particularly excited for Games Night! Wednesday October 15 Doors Open at 8:00 pm Omni International Ballroom. I will be bringing a game that is new to me, that I have loved playing with teachers 1/

NCTM Game Night Wednesday October 15 Doors Open at 8:00 pm Omni International Ballroom E Cash Bar Bring a Friend Bring a Game or Just Bring Yourself! Sponsored by Benjamin Banneker Association and Todos

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 6d

Now to figure out how to transport effectively a bag of white powder back home to my wife 🤔.

youtu.be/w9G5FjZlgI0

Clipse, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha T, Malice - P.O.V. (Official Audio)

YouTube video by clipseVEVO

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 6d

Per recommendation from @sneffleupagus.bsky.social!

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Tien "Waffle Party at the Waffle House" Chih @tienchihmath.bsky.social · 6d

I think @category-fury.bsky.social? used to post a video with a movie clip, alarms blaring, and a news chyron telling the audience exactly what emotions to feel. I think about it a lot.

(Haven’t seen Barbie.)

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ethereal 80s revival (derogatory) @badgrbas.bsky.social · 6d

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