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October 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Because of Hindu-Arabic numerals, kids like us can do things scholars used to do.

Simple But Not Easy

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A four-panel black and white comic titled "SIMPLE BUT NOT EASY" featuring retro clip art. Panel 1 shows a young girl talking to a boy on a tricycle holding a teddy bear, with stone tablets showing Roman numerals in the background, explaining how ancient numbers looked different. Panel 2 features classical Roman statues and columns alongside text explaining how ancient numeric systems were slow and limited math to scholars, whereas the adoption of Hindu-Arabic numerals allowed children to perform advanced arithmetic. Panel 3 displays animated schoolhouse and textbook figures with text describing how spatial arrangements of modern numerals enable mental math and global standardization over the last few centuries. Panel 4 returns to the children: the girl offers to teach a secret language she made up with Teddy, to which the boy replies, "Nobody wants to learn your weird language. My daddy speaks American so I do too".
September 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
quartzmedia.bsky.social
The medieval scholar whose homework runs every app on your phone #Mathematics #HistoryOfMath
The medieval scholar whose homework runs every app on your phone
The math behind your GPS, face unlock, and online banking was worked out by people who never touched a computer — some over a thousand years ago. This piece traces 20 mathematicians to the exact technologies their proofs made possible, and the connections are genuinely surprising.
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September 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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A #HistoryOfMath moment, for no particular reason... My usually taciturn PhD advisor once related an anecdote about his experience as a Chern student (so, 1970s) - he said Chern was of the opinion that there were infinitely many complex structures on \\(S^6\\) - but that they were just hard to find.
August 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM
johannamath.bsky.social
Look what I found at the Strand today! #Hilbert10 #HistoryOfMath #MathSky
A photo of the cover of a book: Hilbert's Tenth Problem by Yuri V. Matiyasevich, foreword by Martin Davis. The cover is aqua and faded in parts, and it has two sequences of 10s going across it and one going down.
August 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
biblicaljournal.bsky.social
A reexamination of inscribed sherds from Tel Arad uncovers the overlooked world of ancient numeracy. Beyond literacy, Judahite administrators mastered timekeeping and accounting centuries before exile. #AncientNearEast #Epigraphy #HistoryOfMath
How did biblical Judeans track time? Trove of 6th-century BCE inscriptions offers clues
New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with sophisticated numerical systems
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November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
noahkennedy.bsky.social
The 1s and 0s of modern computing owe their existence to George Boole's attempt to resolve a theological dilemma. Here's how logic redefined technology. #BooleanLogic #HistoryOfMath #InformationAge
December 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
mngstm.bsky.social
Instructing the Mathematical Imagination published by @amermathsoc.bsky.social examines the creation and character of mathematical training at Bryn Mawr College between 1885 and 1926 under the leadership of Charlotte Angas Scott.

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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
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July 24, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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July 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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June 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
Placing the role of artificial intelligence in mathematics in a philosophical and historical context.
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June 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
This this is a well-known story, but we think it is worth posting for anyone who may not have heard it yet.
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May 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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May 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
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May 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
Where to start?
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May 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
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April 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
An interview from 2005 with Fields Medalist Heisuke Hironaka who recently passed away.
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March 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
Yesterday we posted a link to a Substack by Ben Recht. Today's link is to a new book by him.
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March 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
imathtutor.bsky.social
A fascinating bit of the history of math.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM