Katherine Cliff
@kmprecipice.bsky.social
Mom, math teacher, musician
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It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.
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btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.
Donate to your local PBS/NPR stations. It's up to us now.
July 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
I cleaned out the closets in my house, thereby completing my last self imposed summer task before the end of June. Now experiencing a mild existential crisis?
June 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I cleaned out the closets in my house, thereby completing my last self imposed summer task before the end of June. Now experiencing a mild existential crisis?
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All of this, every bit of it, traces back to the failure of the U.S. government to invest in public education for decades and expecting overworked and underpaid educators to make up the difference.
June 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
All of this, every bit of it, traces back to the failure of the U.S. government to invest in public education for decades and expecting overworked and underpaid educators to make up the difference.
And there she goes
Moving closer to a "no" on that, I think...
Every day I wake up and check to see if the Ed Department still exists.
March 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
And there she goes
I'd love to be able to get caught up on my to-dos without having an ominous feeling that now something horrible will happen.
March 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'd love to be able to get caught up on my to-dos without having an ominous feeling that now something horrible will happen.
Moving closer to a "no" on that, I think...
Every day I wake up and check to see if the Ed Department still exists.
March 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Moving closer to a "no" on that, I think...
me: emails it helpdesk, asking for computers in lab to be repaired
their reply: contact the helpdesk to setup a work order
me:......?
their reply: contact the helpdesk to setup a work order
me:......?
February 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
me: emails it helpdesk, asking for computers in lab to be repaired
their reply: contact the helpdesk to setup a work order
me:......?
their reply: contact the helpdesk to setup a work order
me:......?
Off brand Pringles are the wrong shape. A bunch were broken, too. Calc III saves potato crisp products.
February 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Off brand Pringles are the wrong shape. A bunch were broken, too. Calc III saves potato crisp products.
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Y’all they cancelled the NSF MPS Ascend Program after encouraging underrepresented folks to only apply to it and not both the Ascend and the MSPRF. This is astronomically fucked up for many grad students and postdocs of color in math. #MathSky
February 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Y’all they cancelled the NSF MPS Ascend Program after encouraging underrepresented folks to only apply to it and not both the Ascend and the MSPRF. This is astronomically fucked up for many grad students and postdocs of color in math. #MathSky
Every day I wake up and check to see if the Ed Department still exists.
February 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Every day I wake up and check to see if the Ed Department still exists.
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NSF-funded postdoc labmates of mine have been told (by their POs!) to pull the rest of their funds for this year right now‼️
POs said they don't really have clear instructions but this info should be shared widely 🧪
POs said they don't really have clear instructions but this info should be shared widely 🧪
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NSF-funded postdoc labmates of mine have been told (by their POs!) to pull the rest of their funds for this year right now‼️
POs said they don't really have clear instructions but this info should be shared widely 🧪
POs said they don't really have clear instructions but this info should be shared widely 🧪
We got our 7 year old a $21 mp4 player to give ourselves respite from her constant re-listening to podcasts. Also respite from our smart speakers not playing what she asks for and her constantly arguing with them. The whole house feels lighter.
January 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We got our 7 year old a $21 mp4 player to give ourselves respite from her constant re-listening to podcasts. Also respite from our smart speakers not playing what she asks for and her constantly arguing with them. The whole house feels lighter.
Whoops, forgot to add this to my notices.
Here by “X” i mean a variable, not the platform where Nazis argue with pedophiles over how to close a Cybertruck glove compartment without amputating a finger.
January 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Whoops, forgot to add this to my notices.
This has been a great way to find some new follows! 🤣
Help your students to protect their humanity!!!
Help your students to protect their humanity!!!
Educators, are you ready for the AI revolution?
Learn to empower students, build AI fluency, and boost creativity with tools in our new Math Values article.
Transform your teaching here: https://maa.org/math-values/opening-the-gate-without-losing-the-flock/
Learn to empower students, build AI fluency, and boost creativity with tools in our new Math Values article.
Transform your teaching here: https://maa.org/math-values/opening-the-gate-without-losing-the-flock/
January 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This has been a great way to find some new follows! 🤣
Help your students to protect their humanity!!!
Help your students to protect their humanity!!!
Again, I grade finals and take breaks by reading news articles on a school shooting.
December 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Again, I grade finals and take breaks by reading news articles on a school shooting.
Listen, a lot about teaching has only gotten harder over time, but gradescope has been such a positive for me. The real MVP.
November 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Listen, a lot about teaching has only gotten harder over time, but gradescope has been such a positive for me. The real MVP.
Two classes until break, which will begin with a dozen-hour car drive and grading. Let's go.
November 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Two classes until break, which will begin with a dozen-hour car drive and grading. Let's go.
I have decided that today I shall make a whole bunch of Indian food. Dal, papdi, muttar paneer, chicken curry, all curtesy of the excellent cookbook Thali by Maunika Gowardhan.
November 9, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I have decided that today I shall make a whole bunch of Indian food. Dal, papdi, muttar paneer, chicken curry, all curtesy of the excellent cookbook Thali by Maunika Gowardhan.
Today is the last of 2 and a half consecutive days of snow closures. Normally I'd be scrambling to make a plan to catch up. This week, I'm thankful for the time to regroup before fully returning to the public square.
November 8, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Today is the last of 2 and a half consecutive days of snow closures. Normally I'd be scrambling to make a plan to catch up. This week, I'm thankful for the time to regroup before fully returning to the public square.
Okay, but no one's talking about how you show up on a campus where many of your colleagues and students are going to be happy today.
November 6, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Okay, but no one's talking about how you show up on a campus where many of your colleagues and students are going to be happy today.
Remember, it's not a horse race. The votes just haven't been counted yet.
November 6, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Remember, it's not a horse race. The votes just haven't been counted yet.
One of the top things that I do as a teacher, that I know my students value, is lecture using a tablet and make those exact lecture notes available digitally. This is mostly handwritten technical math. I do this for many accessibility reasons: 1/n
November 5, 2024 at 1:21 AM
One of the top things that I do as a teacher, that I know my students value, is lecture using a tablet and make those exact lecture notes available digitally. This is mostly handwritten technical math. I do this for many accessibility reasons: 1/n