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Mathgears
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High school mathematics teacher. Former IT professional. #iTeachMath
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Just amazing.
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Intricacies of the Helix Nebula revealed by Webb
First spotted in the early 1800s, the Helix Nebula has become one of the most iconic planetary nebulas in the sky as it’s recognised for its striking, ring-like shape. One of the closest planetary neb...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:17 AM
mathgears.bsky.social
Oh ya...
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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At the rate we're going, they are going to have to change the curriculum content for AP Gov.
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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On National Milk Day, let's celebrate chemist & food scientist Virginia Holsinger, whose enzyme research revolutionized dairy for millions. #WomenInSTEM

Her work laid the foundation for Lactaid® products, making milk digestible for the lactose-intolerant & improving nutrition worldwide. (1/2)
Black-and-white portrait of Virginia Holsinger (1931–2012), the pioneering American food scientist and inventor who developed lactose-free milk. She is shown smiling warmly at the camera, with short, light-colored wavy hair styled neatly. She wears a dark blazer over a dark top, accessorized with a long beaded necklace and a patterned pocket square tucked into the breast pocket. Small dangling earrings are visible, and the blurred dark background with foliage suggests an outdoor or garden setting. The image conveys approachability, confidence, and accomplishment. Color photograph of a grocery store dairy shelf displaying various cartons of Lactaid brand lactose-free milk. Prominently featured are half-gallon cartons in different varieties: 1% Lowfat Milk (light blue), Calcium Enriched Fat Free Milk (purple), Protein 2% Reduced Fat Milk (dark blue), 2% Reduced Fat Milk (blue), and Whole Milk (red). Each carton features an illustration of a glass of milk splashing next to chocolate chip cookies, with the Lactaid logo and "100% Lactose Free" labeling. Price tags show $2.57 each with "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" promotions, highlighting the product's availability for lactose-intolerant consumers.
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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I can't believe those athletes wasted all that time lifting weights. There isn't a single barbell on the field during a game!
December 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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My old friend the second derivative, we've been expecting you...
News headline "Flu hospital cases rising in England, but rate of increase slows"
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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"It is a bigger difference between 0 and 1 than between 4 and 5." - Tadej Pogacar

This is not a math problem. Bike races are hard to win.
Tadej has won the Tour de France four times, but he has not won Paris Roubaix. The first one is the hardest.

www.youtube.com/shorts/0FV8K...
#CyclismActu : L’objectif principal de Tadej Pogacar en 2026… #cycling #shorts #pogacar
YouTube video by Cyclism'Actu TV
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December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”

― Carl Sagan
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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It's beautiful.
A person walks on an axis with a spring coming from the origin out with echos of this person on the y and z axes showing Euler's formula with real and imaginary axes labeled. The background is in space with a star at the origin.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008

First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM

Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
Black-and-white photo of Dorothy Vaughan in front of an IBM machine (computer maybe?). She is smiling, her hair is up, and she is wearing a sleeveless dress with a multistrand of pearls. Headshot of Dorothy Vaughan in later life.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development

www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
comic strip at the other end of the link, click it!
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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While we eulogize and/or marginalize James Watson today, let's remember Dr. June Lindsay and Dr. Rosalind Franklin.

www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...

www.kcl.ac.uk/the-structur...
Meet the 96-year-old Ottawa woman who contributed to the discovery of DNA's double helix | CBC Radio
In 1948, young physicist June Lindsey's crystallography work in a British laboratory helped Watson and Crick discover the famous double-helix structure of DNA. Today, the 96-year-old's contribution go...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Did you know?

#Canada has approximately 2,860 indoor hockey rinks and over 5,000 outdoor hockey rinks. (7,860) total

#USA has approximately 2,101 indoor hockey rinks and 500 outdoor hockey rinks. (2,601) Total
Hockey Rinks by Provinces in Canada, not including outdoor hockey rinks and backyard hockey rinks.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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“To be perfectly blunt, AI girlfriends are not your friends. Although they are marketed as something that will enhance your mental health and well-being, they specialize in delivering dependency, loneliness, and toxicity, all while prying as much data as possible from you.” - Misha Rykov
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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The Louvre's video security password was ... "Louvre".

www.pcworld.com/article/2961...
The Louvre's video security password was reportedly 'Louvre'
Oh dear. It may not have had anything to do with the jewel robbery, but audits of the Paris museum's security system have revealed glaring issues that go back years.
www.pcworld.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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"67" is the 2025 "word" of the year?
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/d...
Dictionary.com reveals '67' is its 2025 Word of the Year
Dictionary.com's word of the year has been used by kids and teenagers over the past year.
abcnews.go.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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😃 Now you can define colors in the @desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Python: The Documentary. A fascinating watch, I think even for non-coders (or the code-curious). Watched this last night and both enjoyed it and learned some new context to my programming!

Apologies that I lost the info of whoever on here I saw post this first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
YouTube video by CultRepo
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October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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diffgeom.com
The graph z = -(1-x^2)(1-y^2), in suitable units.

#MathArt
Isometric perspective photograph of a 6.5-inch model made from a 7x7 array of laser cut fiberboard struts. The model is bowl-shaped in the middle, and supported by four legs where the corners bend downward. Oblique diagonal photograph of a 6.5-inch model made from a 7x7 array of laser cut fiberboard struts. The model is bowl-shaped in the middle, and supported by four legs where the corners bend downward.
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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"Is it all in that pretty little head of yours..."
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I sometimes use an eraser on scratch paper.
October 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Mind-boggling. Or mind-bottling?

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists race to make 'living' computers powered by human cells
BBC News goes inside the lab powering computers with 'mini brains' grown from human cells.
www.bbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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October 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM