Dave Kung
@dtkung.bsky.social
Mathematician, policy wonk, joyful conspirator, violinist, runner. Exec. Dir. at TPSE Math & Independent math ed consultant after stints for UT Dana Center, MAA, SMCM, Fudan U., Lingnan U. & the Great Courses. Part of the exhausted resistance.
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This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Glad to see Terry Tao speaking out about the destruction of American STEM infrastructure & glad @pbsnews.org is getting these stories and voices out. Will Congress stand up for Science?
If you're represented by a Republican call now!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
If you're represented by a Republican call now!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Glad to see Terry Tao speaking out about the destruction of American STEM infrastructure & glad @pbsnews.org is getting these stories and voices out. Will Congress stand up for Science?
If you're represented by a Republican call now!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
If you're represented by a Republican call now!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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Wishing a happy 90th birthday to Gloria Conyers Hewitt, the group theorist who in 1962 became the fourth Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, and went on to become, in 1995, the 1st Black woman to chair a US mathematical department.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wishing a happy 90th birthday to Gloria Conyers Hewitt, the group theorist who in 1962 became the fourth Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, and went on to become, in 1995, the 1st Black woman to chair a US mathematical department.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky #BlackWomenInSTEM 🧮
Excited to see the UWisconsin Math department (where I'm an alum x3) has joined Blue Sky!
@uwmadisonmath.bsky.social
@uwmadisonmath.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excited to see the UWisconsin Math department (where I'm an alum x3) has joined Blue Sky!
@uwmadisonmath.bsky.social
@uwmadisonmath.bsky.social
Update: they've passed the 100 hour/lap mark (416 miles) and seven runners are still in it. Phil Gore set the current record (119 laps) - looks like the record might go down. He's one of the seven.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Update: they've passed the 100 hour/lap mark (416 miles) and seven runners are still in it. Phil Gore set the current record (119 laps) - looks like the record might go down. He's one of the seven.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
This insightful thread covers physics - but really it's about any valuable learning:
The point was never specific facts, computations or procedures. It's always been about teaching the brain new ways of thinking.
And in the age of AI this point is more important than ever.
The point was never specific facts, computations or procedures. It's always been about teaching the brain new ways of thinking.
And in the age of AI this point is more important than ever.
A failing that physics faculty and physics students seem to be mutually complicit in is understanding that physics classes are often not really about learning the specific topic but rather are about the way learning the specific topic teaches you methods, including thinking methods
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This insightful thread covers physics - but really it's about any valuable learning:
The point was never specific facts, computations or procedures. It's always been about teaching the brain new ways of thinking.
And in the age of AI this point is more important than ever.
The point was never specific facts, computations or procedures. It's always been about teaching the brain new ways of thinking.
And in the age of AI this point is more important than ever.
It's not hard to run/walk 4.1667 miles in an hour - a bit faster than a 15 min/mile pace. How about doing it a few hours in a row? Get to 24 hours and you've gone 100 miles.
Backyard Ultra competitors are 63 hours in - and half the field is still going! Amazing.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
Backyard Ultra competitors are 63 hours in - and half the field is still going! Amazing.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
Big's Backyard Ultra, 10/18/2025-10/26/2025 : : my.race|result
Big's Backyard Ultra, 10/18/2025-10/26/2025, Bell Buckle
my.raceresult.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It's not hard to run/walk 4.1667 miles in an hour - a bit faster than a 15 min/mile pace. How about doing it a few hours in a row? Get to 24 hours and you've gone 100 miles.
Backyard Ultra competitors are 63 hours in - and half the field is still going! Amazing.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
Backyard Ultra competitors are 63 hours in - and half the field is still going! Amazing.
my.raceresult.com/364272/#0_B3...
Taking a break from #NCTMATL2025 to raise my voice for #NoKings.
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Taking a break from #NCTMATL2025 to raise my voice for #NoKings.
Math peeps at #NCTMATL25 - who else will we see at the #NoKings protest? Sat at 10am at the Atlanta Civic Center - a short walk from the conference.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS in Atlanta · No Kings
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and o...
www.mobilize.us
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Math peeps at #NCTMATL25 - who else will we see at the #NoKings protest? Sat at 10am at the Atlanta Civic Center - a short walk from the conference.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Headed to #NCTM25 in Atlanta Oct 15-18? Stop by COMAP booth #1121 to explore our math modeling contests, membership, and classroom resources.
See which sessions we'll be presenting: www.comap.org/resources/co...
#MathEd #STEM #MathModeling
See which sessions we'll be presenting: www.comap.org/resources/co...
#MathEd #STEM #MathModeling
October 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Headed to #NCTM25 in Atlanta Oct 15-18? Stop by COMAP booth #1121 to explore our math modeling contests, membership, and classroom resources.
See which sessions we'll be presenting: www.comap.org/resources/co...
#MathEd #STEM #MathModeling
See which sessions we'll be presenting: www.comap.org/resources/co...
#MathEd #STEM #MathModeling
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
I'll be in Atlanta @NCTM Which #NoKings protest will you be joining?
Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'll be in Atlanta @NCTM Which #NoKings protest will you be joining?
Just a friendly reminder that vaccines work - they teach the body how to respond to COVID. Who wouldn't want that?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder that vaccines work - they teach the body how to respond to COVID. Who wouldn't want that?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Always fun to see the amazing people who win. Congrats to mathematician Lauren Williams on winning a MacArther genius grant!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Lauren K. Williams
Uncovering transformative connections between algebraic combinatorics and problems in other areas of math and physics.
www.macfound.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Always fun to see the amazing people who win. Congrats to mathematician Lauren Williams on winning a MacArther genius grant!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
October 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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What does this image have to do with math education? There's huge benefit in concentrating on what we don't see. Who are the students who aren't in our classes - who didn't make it through to our part of the math education system?
Read my latest MAA blog:
maa.org/math-values/...
Read my latest MAA blog:
maa.org/math-values/...
September 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What does this image have to do with math education? There's huge benefit in concentrating on what we don't see. Who are the students who aren't in our classes - who didn't make it through to our part of the math education system?
Read my latest MAA blog:
maa.org/math-values/...
Read my latest MAA blog:
maa.org/math-values/...
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📖❤️ NEWS: You can now pre-order my book! "Unlocking Justice confronts America’s unfair legal system with data—and humanity." It's accessible, optimistic, and in the spirit of Ida B. Wells, who said “the way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” I wrote it for each of you. Also, ⬇️
Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change|Hardcover
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September 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📖❤️ NEWS: You can now pre-order my book! "Unlocking Justice confronts America’s unfair legal system with data—and humanity." It's accessible, optimistic, and in the spirit of Ida B. Wells, who said “the way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” I wrote it for each of you. Also, ⬇️
Grrrr. How is it you took dhoti yesterday but not backbeat?!? @beemoan.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Grrrr. How is it you took dhoti yesterday but not backbeat?!? @beemoan.bsky.social
Oh, I love the logic of this. Why are you eligible for the Covid shot? Because the underlying condition you have....is that you haven't gotten that shot.
I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
September 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Oh, I love the logic of this. Why are you eligible for the Covid shot? Because the underlying condition you have....is that you haven't gotten that shot.
Looking for a job? Know someone who is? TPSE has a half-time admin spot open. It's fully remote, pretty flexible, includes BENEFITS - and you'd get to work with a fun bunch of math people.
Circulate widely - esp. to any of the 100's of dedicated former fed workers.
www.indeed.com/job/administ...
Circulate widely - esp. to any of the 100's of dedicated former fed workers.
www.indeed.com/job/administ...
www.indeed.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Looking for a job? Know someone who is? TPSE has a half-time admin spot open. It's fully remote, pretty flexible, includes BENEFITS - and you'd get to work with a fun bunch of math people.
Circulate widely - esp. to any of the 100's of dedicated former fed workers.
www.indeed.com/job/administ...
Circulate widely - esp. to any of the 100's of dedicated former fed workers.
www.indeed.com/job/administ...
Morning shock: Olympic 1500 champ champ Cole Hocker DQ'd for jostling at the World Champs.
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LetsRun.com on X: "Cole Hocker has been DQd ? US is appealing What do you think? Discuss: https://t.co/EfSCNLj9IO https://t.co/L13zYiZVAC" / X
Cole Hocker has been DQd ? US is appealing What do you think? Discuss: https://t.co/EfSCNLj9IO https://t.co/L13zYiZVAC
x.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Morning shock: Olympic 1500 champ champ Cole Hocker DQ'd for jostling at the World Champs.
x.com/letsrundotco...
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