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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 8h

I'd endorse anything from Sasha, but I got to beta read Modultown and can strongly recommend her and Allison's new book. Fun, great math, charming illustrations. Give it a look and join me in backing! #mathstory @maria-naturalmath.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat...

Modultown! A Math-Inspired Children's Book

Experience a whimsical puzzle hunt in a new fantastic world full of friendship and surprises, from the authors of Funville Adventures

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 18h

that's great! My high is still 2755.

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Maria D. at Natural Math @maria-naturalmath.bsky.social · Jul 29

I re-read "Farzanah and the 17 Camels" by @looneymath.bsky.social from cover to beautiful cover. On my mind: "Story and strategy overlap because a key element in hope is a strategy – a credible vision of how to get from here to there." (via weavers.org) #iTeachMath naturalmath.com/farzanah-and...

Farzanah and the 17 Camels - Natural Math

Just published! May 2025 Farzanah and the 17 Camels is a beloved puzzle turned into a children’s book. It’s a magical adventure involving a clever girl, a tricky problem to solve, and a lot of determi...

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 18h

Quick #mathcomic for #mathober day 15: chord. www.tumblr.com/mathhombre/7...

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Geometry Band · Quick comic for Mathober Day 15: chord. I'm almost sorry.

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 2d

member of a very small group

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 3d

#Mathober Day 13: sporadic group. It's a monster #mathcomic www.tumblr.com/talkingnumbe...

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Monster Group Such a crazy thing. M, the monster group, is the largest of the 26 sporadic groups. The sporadic groups are all the finite simple groups not members of the four infi…

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 3d

oh, yeah...

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Rachel Lambert, prof at UCSB, teacher! @mathematize4all.bsky.social · 6d

♾️ So exciting! Article on mathematics and art in @nytimes.com featuring cool art by my favorite mathematician/artist, Edmund Harriss! Check out his piece which is a very cool piece of wood . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...

Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math.

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 3d

@deltadc.bsky.social @thenanoprobe.bsky.social #wwtch (I can't remember the tag) www.tumblr.com/seeking-know...

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💬 18 🔁 2417 ❤️ 3553 · PROVING THAT OUR REACH DOES NOT EXCEED OUR GRASP

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benjamin dickman @benjamindickman.bsky.social · 4d

[digging through my twittxr archives]

do you want non-routine quadratic problems?

here are 20 💌:
www.desmos.com/calculator/d...

cc. #iTeachMath #MathSky #EduSky #AlgebraSky

Particular Parabola Problems

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Sophia (she/her) @fractalkitty.com · 4d

Today - I played with Hermite Polynomials on Radial Graph paper:

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#mathart #mathober #mathober2025 #codepen #p5js #creativeCoding