Thomas Lin
@7homaslin.com
Super nerd here to spread the joy of learning.
📖 Publisher @quantabooks.org at @simonsfoundation.org
📚 Author list: Terence Tao, David Tong, Kevin Hartnett
⚛️ Founding EIC @quantamagazine.org
💼 Prev @nytimes.com, CASW, CUNY J-School
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📖 Publisher @quantabooks.org at @simonsfoundation.org
📚 Author list: Terence Tao, David Tong, Kevin Hartnett
⚛️ Founding EIC @quantamagazine.org
💼 Prev @nytimes.com, CASW, CUNY J-School
🚴🏼🎾♟️
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Thomas Lin
@7homaslin.com
· May 1
Galleys for Terence Tao’s SIX MATH ESSENTIALS have arrived at our @quantabooks.org offices. We’re excited to share them with reviewers! The official publication date is Oct 27 and you can preorder the book here: www.quantabooks.org/books/six-ma...
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A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania.
Entirely preventable.
Entirely preventable.
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak
Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania.
Entirely preventable.
Entirely preventable.
Reposted by Thomas Lin
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
Top story on cover of Sunday @nytimes: “Interviews with more than 30 current and former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs effectively.”
September 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Top story on cover of Sunday @nytimes: “Interviews with more than 30 current and former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs effectively.”
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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Just as I am delighted to read article-length explainer threads by Phil Ball.
I am rather delighted by this paper. So here’s a thread to tell you why, and why it matters. /1
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Noncoding transcription controls the developmental dynamics of long-range gene regulation
The genomic regions regulating gene expression are often themselves transcribed into a variety of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). However, the regulatory roles of this noncoding transcription remain largely unknown. By using live imaging, we reveal that the ...
www.science.org
September 19, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Just as I am delighted to read article-length explainer threads by Phil Ball.
For anyone wondering what Navier-Stokes is all about and what the recent proof did and didn’t do, watch @QuantaMagazine’s excellent new explainer video:
youtu.be/PsWR1rQEWYo
youtu.be/PsWR1rQEWYo
Why Navier-Stokes Pushes Math and Physics to the Edge
YouTube video by Quanta Magazine
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For anyone wondering what Navier-Stokes is all about and what the recent proof did and didn’t do, watch @QuantaMagazine’s excellent new explainer video:
youtu.be/PsWR1rQEWYo
youtu.be/PsWR1rQEWYo
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/h...
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/h...
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Amid OpenAI’s news that they’d solved the Navier-Stokes problem—verified w/ Lean—many mathematicians, including Quanta Books author Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social), worry that the rapid pace of AI proofs could short-circuit the main purpose of math: “to increase your understanding of a subject.”
September 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Amid OpenAI’s news that they’d solved the Navier-Stokes problem—verified w/ Lean—many mathematicians, including Quanta Books author Terence Tao (@teorth.bsky.social), worry that the rapid pace of AI proofs could short-circuit the main purpose of math: “to increase your understanding of a subject.”
@quantabooks.org just published a new blog post to help make sense of the rapid pace of AI-generated and -assisted mathematics.
www.quantabooks.org/is-ai-solvin...
www.quantabooks.org/is-ai-solvin...
Is AI Solving Math Too Fast?
In a world where AI can rapidly solve longstanding problems like Navier-Stokes, some mathematicians are calling for a more deliberative process to help preserve the field’s core values.
www.quantabooks.org
September 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
@quantabooks.org just published a new blog post to help make sense of the rapid pace of AI-generated and -assisted mathematics.
www.quantabooks.org/is-ai-solvin...
www.quantabooks.org/is-ai-solvin...
Huge congrats to Dr. Emily Levesque, the author of @quantabooks.org’s forthcoming title STARLIGHT IS FALLING!
The American Astronomical Society today announced that Dr. Emily Levesque (University of Washington) has been confirmed as the next Editor in Chief of the AAS journals. 🔭https://aas.org/press/emily-levesque-named-editor-chief-aas-journals
@publishing.aas.org
@publishing.aas.org
September 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Huge congrats to Dr. Emily Levesque, the author of @quantabooks.org’s forthcoming title STARLIGHT IS FALLING!
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Another Pennsylvania #measles death, this time in an unvaccinated 40 year old woman.
3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).
3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).
Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says
The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Another Pennsylvania #measles death, this time in an unvaccinated 40 year old woman.
3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).
3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).
In a letter warning of a “severe misalignment of AI in mathematics,” 25 Fields Medalists write: “the push by AI companies to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics, and to the mathematical community.”
Read the letter: mathandai.org
Read the letter: mathandai.org
September 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
In a letter warning of a “severe misalignment of AI in mathematics,” 25 Fields Medalists write: “the push by AI companies to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics, and to the mathematical community.”
Read the letter: mathandai.org
Read the letter: mathandai.org
Computer scientist Lance Fortnow connects the dots from the Navier-Stokes announcement to Lean (and @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s new book THE PROOF IN THE CODE from @quantabooks.org ).
Both OpenAI and Alpöge-Buckmaster heavily leaned on Lean in their Navier-Stokes announcements. Is this a new requirement for publishing?
Navier-Stokes and Lean
I was working on this week's post on Lean after reading Kevin Hartnett's book The Proof in the Code: How a Truth Machine Is Transforming Ma...
blog.computationalcomplexity.org
September 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Computer scientist Lance Fortnow connects the dots from the Navier-Stokes announcement to Lean (and @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s new book THE PROOF IN THE CODE from @quantabooks.org ).
I enjoyed chatting with Susan D'Agostino for @insidehighered.com at the International Congress of Mathematicians in July and hope readers are interested in learning more about the philosophy behind @quantamagazine.org and @quantabooks.org.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Quanta’s Thomas Lin Trusts Public Can Handle Complex Ideas
The founding editor built a math and science magazine that high schoolers and Nobel laureates alike read. Now, he’s turned to books.
www.insidehighered.com
September 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I enjoyed chatting with Susan D'Agostino for @insidehighered.com at the International Congress of Mathematicians in July and hope readers are interested in learning more about the philosophy behind @quantamagazine.org and @quantabooks.org.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
AnthropicAI just announced a formalization of Fermat’s Last Theorem using 13 million lines of Lean code. First on their recommended reading list is @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s new book THE PROOF IN THE CODE: www.quantabooks.org/books/the-pr...
Source: www.anthropic.com/research/for...
Source: www.anthropic.com/research/for...
September 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
AnthropicAI just announced a formalization of Fermat’s Last Theorem using 13 million lines of Lean code. First on their recommended reading list is @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s new book THE PROOF IN THE CODE: www.quantabooks.org/books/the-pr...
Source: www.anthropic.com/research/for...
Source: www.anthropic.com/research/for...
@teorth.bsky.social wrote a clear, nontechnical explanation of the Kakeya Conjecture (for which Hong Wang won the Fields Medal in July), why it matters, how it was solved, and future directions, and posted it on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2608.22209
Rotating needles in space: the road to the Kakeya conjecture, and why it matters
A non-technical exposition of the Kakeya conjecture, why it matters, and the road to the solution of this conjecture in three dimensions by Hong Wang and Joshua Zahl.
arxiv.org
September 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
@teorth.bsky.social wrote a clear, nontechnical explanation of the Kakeya Conjecture (for which Hong Wang won the Fields Medal in July), why it matters, how it was solved, and future directions, and posted it on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2608.22209
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Four billion years ago, Earth was a sterile rock. Today it is teeming with life, from simple microbes to extraordinarily complex societies that span the globe.
How does that happen? I'm writing a book about the answer: Life Unbounded, from Quanta Books.
www.quantabooks.org/books/life-u...
How does that happen? I'm writing a book about the answer: Life Unbounded, from Quanta Books.
www.quantabooks.org/books/life-u...
September 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Four billion years ago, Earth was a sterile rock. Today it is teeming with life, from simple microbes to extraordinarily complex societies that span the globe.
How does that happen? I'm writing a book about the answer: Life Unbounded, from Quanta Books.
www.quantabooks.org/books/life-u...
How does that happen? I'm writing a book about the answer: Life Unbounded, from Quanta Books.
www.quantabooks.org/books/life-u...
Very excited to be joining forces with the evolutionary biologist @wcratcliff.bsky.social for his first popular science book! You’ll want to bookmark this one.
🚨New book announcement! 🚨Evolutionary biologist William C. Ratcliff’s (@wcratcliff.bsky.social) LIFE UNBOUNDED (forthcoming 2029) delivers a sweeping narrative of the emergence of complex life, and how a sterile planet transformed into the rich mosaic of beings on Earth today.
September 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Very excited to be joining forces with the evolutionary biologist @wcratcliff.bsky.social for his first popular science book! You’ll want to bookmark this one.
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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
August 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
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In July, Quanta Books attended the 2026 ICM in Philly, where we met readers, sold books, and hosted 3 events: a signing with @teorth.bsky.social or his forthcoming book and a talk with @kevinhartnett.bsky.social and publisher @7homaslin.com on Kevin’s book THE PROOF IN THE CODE (& another signing).
August 25, 2026 at 2:32 PM
In July, Quanta Books attended the 2026 ICM in Philly, where we met readers, sold books, and hosted 3 events: a signing with @teorth.bsky.social or his forthcoming book and a talk with @kevinhartnett.bsky.social and publisher @7homaslin.com on Kevin’s book THE PROOF IN THE CODE (& another signing).
Thanks to everyone who came by the @quantabooks.org booth at the ICM last month! My heart was full seeing the love for @quantamagazine.org and the excitement around @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE and @teorth.bsky.social’s SIX MATH ESSENTIALS. www.quantabooks.org/quanta-books...
Quanta Books at Math’s Main Event
www.quantabooks.org
August 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Thanks to everyone who came by the @quantabooks.org booth at the ICM last month! My heart was full seeing the love for @quantamagazine.org and the excitement around @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE and @teorth.bsky.social’s SIX MATH ESSENTIALS. www.quantabooks.org/quanta-books...
As seen at @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR, today, @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s mathematical thriller about the birth and rise of the verification language Lean, THE PROOF IN THE CODE.
August 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
As seen at @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR, today, @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s mathematical thriller about the birth and rise of the verification language Lean, THE PROOF IN THE CODE.
The “hydrogenobody” is "an organelle, new to science, that is essential to the biochemical process of rebuilding atoms into compounds that are heating the planet." Scientists are trying to target hydrogenobody-rich protozoans in cow guts to "curb the burp." www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-way-th...
A New Way That a Cow’s Inner World Shapes Earth’s Atmosphere | Quanta Magazine
An organelle discovered inside a microbe inside a cow’s gut helps explain how livestock burps contribute to warming our planet.
www.quantamagazine.org
July 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The “hydrogenobody” is "an organelle, new to science, that is essential to the biochemical process of rebuilding atoms into compounds that are heating the planet." Scientists are trying to target hydrogenobody-rich protozoans in cow guts to "curb the burp." www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-way-th...
A stunning cover for a stunningly brilliant book about quantum field theory by the one and only David Tong.
Cover reveal for David Tong's EVERYTHING IS FIELDS, publishing March 16, 2027! From one of today’s leading theoretical physicists comes a witty, exuberant tour of quantum fields, the fluid-like substances that make up our entire universe.
July 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A stunning cover for a stunningly brilliant book about quantum field theory by the one and only David Tong.
Why is @nattyover.bsky.social (and about 10% of the human population, including one of my sons) left-handed? Why indeed. Fun fact I learned: "Ultrasound studies indicate that a fetus’s dominant hand is decided before its brain even connects to its limbs."
www.quantamagazine.org/why-am-i-lef...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-am-i-lef...
Why Am I Left-Handed? | Quanta Magazine
An invisible difference in 10% of humans poses deep mysteries in several fields at once.
www.quantamagazine.org
July 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Why is @nattyover.bsky.social (and about 10% of the human population, including one of my sons) left-handed? Why indeed. Fun fact I learned: "Ultrasound studies indicate that a fetus’s dominant hand is decided before its brain even connects to its limbs."
www.quantamagazine.org/why-am-i-lef...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-am-i-lef...