Steven Strogatz
@stevenstrogatz.com
Mathematician, writer, Cornell professor. All cards on the table, face up, all the time. www.stevenstrogatz.com
Congratulations to all the tremendous science communicators honored this year!
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Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social !
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations to all the tremendous science communicators honored this year!
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🫁❤️New preprint out: The social, decoupled self
We show effects of interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms on intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling: when we sync our breathing, our breathing–heart rhythms decouple, with a perturbed phase-relationship
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show effects of interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms on intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling: when we sync our breathing, our breathing–heart rhythms decouple, with a perturbed phase-relationship
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The social, decoupled self: interpersonal synchronization of breathing alters intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling
People synchronize their periodic behavioural and physiological rhythms with each other during social interaction. While this interpersonal synchronization has largely been associated with positive ef...
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October 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🫁❤️New preprint out: The social, decoupled self
We show effects of interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms on intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling: when we sync our breathing, our breathing–heart rhythms decouple, with a perturbed phase-relationship
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We show effects of interpersonal synchronization of physiological rhythms on intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling: when we sync our breathing, our breathing–heart rhythms decouple, with a perturbed phase-relationship
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Network Science, and three of its avengers, featured in the latest @veritasium.bsky.social video (one of the largest youtube channels for Science education)!! youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?... @stevenstrogatz.com Duncan Watts @barabasi.bsky.social
Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
YouTube video by Veritasium
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October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Network Science, and three of its avengers, featured in the latest @veritasium.bsky.social video (one of the largest youtube channels for Science education)!! youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?... @stevenstrogatz.com Duncan Watts @barabasi.bsky.social
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This is a really good video that I enjoyed a lot
By @veritasium.bsky.social ft. @stevenstrogatz.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
By @veritasium.bsky.social ft. @stevenstrogatz.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
YouTube video by Veritasium
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October 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is a really good video that I enjoyed a lot
By @veritasium.bsky.social ft. @stevenstrogatz.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
By @veritasium.bsky.social ft. @stevenstrogatz.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
Mathematician Chad Topaz's new book looks at America's criminal legal system through the lens of data science. Pre-order at www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Ju...
Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change
Amazon.com: Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change: 9780691276151: Topaz, Chad M.: Books
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October 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Mathematician Chad Topaz's new book looks at America's criminal legal system through the lens of data science. Pre-order at www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Ju...
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The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...
Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
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September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...
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The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...
Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Here is a @desmos.com activity about the symmetry-preserving transformations of a square, inspired by my colleague Tom Jameson.
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For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
September 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Here is a @desmos.com activity about the symmetry-preserving transformations of a square, inspired by my colleague Tom Jameson.
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
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As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz.com sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️
Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm
Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As a researcher, @stevenstrogatz.com sees #math everywhere — around us and inside us. 👀 ♾️
Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm
Read about his love of #mathematics, where it shows up in his everyday life, and what sparked his efforts to communicate about it: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08... #scicomm
[email protected] has devoted a whole issue to the fundamental science of climate. Can't wait to read this – we hear so much about climate change, but so little about the basic science.
Press: www.newswire.com/news/quanta-...
Issue: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...
Press: www.newswire.com/news/quanta-...
Issue: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...
Quanta Series Marvels at 'The Achievement of Climate Science'
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September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
[email protected] has devoted a whole issue to the fundamental science of climate. Can't wait to read this – we hear so much about climate change, but so little about the basic science.
Press: www.newswire.com/news/quanta-...
Issue: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...
Press: www.newswire.com/news/quanta-...
Issue: www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...
The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...
Teach Taxicab Geometry With Steven Strogatz and The New York Times
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The New York Times Learning Network is going to be publishing four lessons over the next four weeks on Tuesdays, based on my Math, Revealed series from a few months ago. Here's the first installment: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/l...
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Happy 4^ / 3^2 / 5^2 day!!! (3^2/ 4^2 / 5^2 for us weird Americans) Not too many days satisfy the Pythagorean thm. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @austms.bsky.social @stevenstrogatz.com @monsoon0.bsky.social ht Peter Baxter for noticing. Looking forward to coming back to the US for joint maths in Jan.
September 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Happy 4^ / 3^2 / 5^2 day!!! (3^2/ 4^2 / 5^2 for us weird Americans) Not too many days satisfy the Pythagorean thm. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @austms.bsky.social @stevenstrogatz.com @monsoon0.bsky.social ht Peter Baxter for noticing. Looking forward to coming back to the US for joint maths in Jan.
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Tonight, @momath.bsky.social and @stevenstrogatz.com celebrated the winners of the math communication prize that bears Steve's name. Want to be inspired by creativity of high schoolers? See the prize winners work at: momath.org/strogatzpriz...
Strogatz Prize 2025 Winners – National Museum of Mathematics
National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery
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September 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tonight, @momath.bsky.social and @stevenstrogatz.com celebrated the winners of the math communication prize that bears Steve's name. Want to be inspired by creativity of high schoolers? See the prize winners work at: momath.org/strogatzpriz...
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Great interview with @stevenstrogatz.com with a lot of discussion of research advising. Parts reminded me of @eegilbert.org and @informor.bsky.social's (excellent) guides to PhD mentorship, with a big focus on ideation.
Eric's: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mor's: s.tech.cornell.edu/phd-syllabus/
Eric's: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mor's: s.tech.cornell.edu/phd-syllabus/
August 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Great interview with @stevenstrogatz.com with a lot of discussion of research advising. Parts reminded me of @eegilbert.org and @informor.bsky.social's (excellent) guides to PhD mentorship, with a big focus on ideation.
Eric's: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mor's: s.tech.cornell.edu/phd-syllabus/
Eric's: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mor's: s.tech.cornell.edu/phd-syllabus/
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Just started, but some really interesting videos from Mura Yakerson www.youtube.com/@math-life-b...
Math-life balance
My name is Mura Yakerson, I'm a mathematician working in algebraic geometry and homotopy theory, a CNRS researcher at Jussieu (Paris). On this channel I make non-professional interviews with professio...
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May 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just started, but some really interesting videos from Mura Yakerson www.youtube.com/@math-life-b...
It was such a pleasure being a guest on "Math-Life Balance", a podcast devoted to interviews with mathematicians. Mura Yakerson is a fantastic interviewer! Check out our chat at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx8F... #mathsky
Interview with Steven Strogatz
YouTube video by Math-life balance
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August 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It was such a pleasure being a guest on "Math-Life Balance", a podcast devoted to interviews with mathematicians. Mura Yakerson is a fantastic interviewer! Check out our chat at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx8F... #mathsky
Birds aren't descended from dinosaurs. They 𝘢𝘳𝘦 dinosaurs. Tune in to "The Joy of Why" from @prx.org and @quantamagazine.bsky.social:
www.quantamagazine.org/do-beautiful...
BTW, this is our last episode of the season. See you all soon, and thanks for listening!
www.quantamagazine.org/do-beautiful...
BTW, this is our last episode of the season. See you all soon, and thanks for listening!
Do Beautiful Birds Have an Evolutionary Advantage? | Quanta Magazine
Richard Prum explains why he thinks feathers and vibrant traits in birds evolved not solely for survival, but also through aesthetic choice.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Birds aren't descended from dinosaurs. They 𝘢𝘳𝘦 dinosaurs. Tune in to "The Joy of Why" from @prx.org and @quantamagazine.bsky.social:
www.quantamagazine.org/do-beautiful...
BTW, this is our last episode of the season. See you all soon, and thanks for listening!
www.quantamagazine.org/do-beautiful...
BTW, this is our last episode of the season. See you all soon, and thanks for listening!
So many spam journals out there these days. The language in this invitation made me smile:
"As we aspire to disseminate supreme publications from prominent people like you, I wish to have your speedy response in 48 hrs."
"As we aspire to disseminate supreme publications from prominent people like you, I wish to have your speedy response in 48 hrs."
August 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So many spam journals out there these days. The language in this invitation made me smile:
"As we aspire to disseminate supreme publications from prominent people like you, I wish to have your speedy response in 48 hrs."
"As we aspire to disseminate supreme publications from prominent people like you, I wish to have your speedy response in 48 hrs."
Nonlinearity. In this case, the whole is less than the sum of the parts.
August 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nonlinearity. In this case, the whole is less than the sum of the parts.
Noah Giansiracusa to Receive 2026 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award “for his extraordinary contributions to public understanding of the societal impacts of algorithms through his acclaimed books and influential media presence." www.ams.org/news?news_id...
August 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Noah Giansiracusa to Receive 2026 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award “for his extraordinary contributions to public understanding of the societal impacts of algorithms through his acclaimed books and influential media presence." www.ams.org/news?news_id...
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Eco friendly hair implement?
August 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Eco friendly hair implement?
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Here is a terrific salaried opportunity to get involved in the critical area of science policy. One of my own students was a @apsphysics.bsky.social Congressional Fellow & it changed his life.
* APS member + US citizen with MS or Ph.D
* Deadline Nov 4 2025
www.aps.org/funding-reco...
Here is a terrific salaried opportunity to get involved in the critical area of science policy. One of my own students was a @apsphysics.bsky.social Congressional Fellow & it changed his life.
* APS member + US citizen with MS or Ph.D
* Deadline Nov 4 2025
www.aps.org/funding-reco...
Congressional Science Fellowship
The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance physics by fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and global community dedicated to science and society.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🧪⚛️
Here is a terrific salaried opportunity to get involved in the critical area of science policy. One of my own students was a @apsphysics.bsky.social Congressional Fellow & it changed his life.
* APS member + US citizen with MS or Ph.D
* Deadline Nov 4 2025
www.aps.org/funding-reco...
Here is a terrific salaried opportunity to get involved in the critical area of science policy. One of my own students was a @apsphysics.bsky.social Congressional Fellow & it changed his life.
* APS member + US citizen with MS or Ph.D
* Deadline Nov 4 2025
www.aps.org/funding-reco...
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Are you a student in mathematics or an adjacent field? Help us understand how funding access and eligibility have affected your career. Take a short survey here tinyurl.com/MathFundingA...
Funding Access and Career Planning
This study investigates career planning and pathways for students in the mathematical sciences, as related to visa and citizenship status and funding access.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Are you a student in mathematics or an adjacent field? Help us understand how funding access and eligibility have affected your career. Take a short survey here tinyurl.com/MathFundingA...
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Mary Wootters: "I get really excited about my work, about the mathematical and technical ideas in it, and want to—I want to share the joy, right? [....] there’s like this little 5-year-old kid inside being like, “Oh my God, it’s so cool!”"
www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math... @stevenstrogatz.com
www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math... @stevenstrogatz.com
How Can Math Protect Our Data? | Quanta Magazine
Mary Wootters discusses how error-correcting codes work, and how they are essential for reliable communication and storage.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mary Wootters: "I get really excited about my work, about the mathematical and technical ideas in it, and want to—I want to share the joy, right? [....] there’s like this little 5-year-old kid inside being like, “Oh my God, it’s so cool!”"
www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math... @stevenstrogatz.com
www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math... @stevenstrogatz.com
Remember CDs? If you have one that’s been scratched — but not too scratched — it will still play normally. We have a technology called an error-correcting code to thank for that. Tune in to "The Joy of Why": www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math...
How Can Math Protect Our Data? | Quanta Magazine
Mary Wootters discusses how error-correcting codes work, and how they are essential for reliable communication and storage.
www.quantamagazine.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Remember CDs? If you have one that’s been scratched — but not too scratched — it will still play normally. We have a technology called an error-correcting code to thank for that. Tune in to "The Joy of Why": www.quantamagazine.org/how-can-math...