Tammy Kolda
tammykolda.bsky.social
Tammy Kolda
@tammykolda.bsky.social
Applied mathematician specializing in data science and scientific computing. Tensor decomposition, numerical optimization, linear algebra, network science, randomized algorithms. https://mathsci.ai #math #tensors #randnla #tikz #texlatex
Hard copy available now for overnight delivery (at least in NorCal): amzn.to/3Ja6ITk. (PDF is also free on my website.)
August 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gabriel Brown & Joe Kileel (UT Austin) have enabled me to much better understand some foundational results for 2x2x2 tensors, and the result is a paper that hopefully illuminates these results.
Gabriel produced the Hyperdeterminant Visualizer: ghbrown.net/deter/hdet/

Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2504.03937
May 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Milestone/Nerd Alert: I've created 2⁵-1 YouTube videos about TikZ and PGFPLOTS. These are tools for creating beautiful graphics directly within your LaTeX documents. Check it out and share with your network. Thanks! #texlatex #tikz #pgfplots

www.youtube.com/@UnlockingLa...
Unlocking LaTeX Graphics
This is a channel is focused on teaching TikZ and PGFPLOTS, tools for creating graphics in LaTeX documents. Tammy Kolda, an applied mathematician, explains these tools step by step. She provides exten...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reposted by Tammy Kolda
Since Trump fired most of the National Park Service, the bears have to pick up the slack.

“Alaskan bear corrects a fallen roadside cone”

Credit @gunsnrosesgirl X

@altnps.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Tammy Kolda
Math is woke, apparently
February 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reposted by Tammy Kolda
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Philip Morris rates high in social responsibility because 38% of its revenues are from cigarette alternatives like nicotine pouches. That's like saying Smith & Wesson is socially responsible because 38% of its revenue comes from non-assault rifles. www.wsj.com/business/app...
Apple Tops the List of Best-Managed Companies of 2024
Tech companies held six of the top 10 spots, while Mastercard jumped to fifth place from 24th last year.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:45 PM