We’ll see how this plays out as the papers get reviewed, but here’s a sampling of early reactions from professional mathematicians:
October 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We’ll see how this plays out as the papers get reviewed, but here’s a sampling of early reactions from professional mathematicians:
RT @stevenstrogatz: "Explanation as Orgasm", by @AlisonGopnik
"My hypothesis will be that explanation is to cognition as orgasm is to reproduction."
(If the paper is behind a paywall for you, here's a closely related one: https://www.alisongopnik.com/Papers_Alison/Explain%20final.pdf)
"My hypothesis will be that explanation is to cognition as orgasm is to reproduction."
(If the paper is behind a paywall for you, here's a closely related one: https://www.alisongopnik.com/Papers_Alison/Explain%20final.pdf)
October 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
RT @stevenstrogatz: "Explanation as Orgasm", by @AlisonGopnik
"My hypothesis will be that explanation is to cognition as orgasm is to reproduction."
(If the paper is behind a paywall for you, here's a closely related one: https://www.alisongopnik.com/Papers_Alison/Explain%20final.pdf)
"My hypothesis will be that explanation is to cognition as orgasm is to reproduction."
(If the paper is behind a paywall for you, here's a closely related one: https://www.alisongopnik.com/Papers_Alison/Explain%20final.pdf)
RT @stevenstrogatz: Why should we care whether humans still understand mathematics if AI can solve the problems for us? Fair question. But we can say this at least: Historically, understanding has been a route to predictive power — with enormous benefits for our lives.
September 23, 2026 at 12:20 AM
RT @stevenstrogatz: Why should we care whether humans still understand mathematics if AI can solve the problems for us? Fair question. But we can say this at least: Historically, understanding has been a route to predictive power — with enormous benefits for our lives.
Free-range neurotheory.
“I present the case for total opposition to the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics."
x.com/stevenstroga...
Re-sharing a Steven Strogatz post from Twitter. Top statement is my own comment.
“I present the case for total opposition to the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics."
x.com/stevenstroga...
Re-sharing a Steven Strogatz post from Twitter. Top statement is my own comment.
Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) on X
"I present the case for total opposition to the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics."
= a view you don't often hear on X. But I am looking forward to reading it carefully, and if you care ...
x.com
August 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Free-range neurotheory.
“I present the case for total opposition to the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics."
x.com/stevenstroga...
Re-sharing a Steven Strogatz post from Twitter. Top statement is my own comment.
“I present the case for total opposition to the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics."
x.com/stevenstroga...
Re-sharing a Steven Strogatz post from Twitter. Top statement is my own comment.
16/ Steven Strogatz shares free Cornell lectures on asymptotics and perturbation methods. X: https://x.com/stevenstrogatz/status/2088005915404378135
August 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
16/ Steven Strogatz shares free Cornell lectures on asymptotics and perturbation methods. X: https://x.com/stevenstrogatz/status/2088005915404378135
on how to make complex ideas seem simple MT @stevenstrogatz Writing about Math for the Perplexed and the Traumatized <a href="http://www.ams.org/notices/201403/rnoti-p286.pdf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.ams.org/notices/201403/rnoti-p286.pdf
November 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM
on how to make complex ideas seem simple MT @stevenstrogatz Writing about Math for the Perplexed and the Traumatized <a href="http://www.ams.org/notices/201403/rnoti-p286.pdf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.ams.org/notices/201403/rnoti-p286.pdf
Just Now I read #TheJoyOfWhy in #QuantaMagazine with #StevenStrogatz & #IainCouzin.
It's interesting, of course, but I'm not #VerySure that #TheFlocking is (almost) #LikeComputing.
It's interesting, of course, but I'm not #VerySure that #TheFlocking is (almost) #LikeComputing.
March 29, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Just Now I read #TheJoyOfWhy in #QuantaMagazine with #StevenStrogatz & #IainCouzin.
It's interesting, of course, but I'm not #VerySure that #TheFlocking is (almost) #LikeComputing.
It's interesting, of course, but I'm not #VerySure that #TheFlocking is (almost) #LikeComputing.
Mathematics lies at the heart of synthetic biology. http://sinews.siam.org/DetailsPage/tabid/607/ArticleID/275/Synthetic-Biology-Real-Mathematics.aspx via @stevenstrogatz
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sinews.siam.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Mathematics lies at the heart of synthetic biology. http://sinews.siam.org/DetailsPage/tabid/607/ArticleID/275/Synthetic-Biology-Real-Mathematics.aspx via @stevenstrogatz
Family debate is deadlocked over whether math is invented or discovered. Has this been officially settled, @stevenstrogatz @seanmcarroll @JSEllenberg ?
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Family debate is deadlocked over whether math is invented or discovered. Has this been officially settled, @stevenstrogatz @seanmcarroll @JSEllenberg ?
Calculus boiled down to its essentials in a lecture by @stevenstrogatz
November 17, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Calculus boiled down to its essentials in a lecture by @stevenstrogatz
Humans learn very differently than large language models do. And yet, eerily, we often reach similar conclusions. Listen to “The Joy of Why” with co-host @StevenStrogatz: listen.quantamagazine.org/jow-313-s Or read the transcript: www.quantamagazine.org/will-ai-ever...
July 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Humans learn very differently than large language models do. And yet, eerily, we often reach similar conclusions. Listen to “The Joy of Why” with co-host @StevenStrogatz: listen.quantamagazine.org/jow-313-s Or read the transcript: www.quantamagazine.org/will-ai-ever...
Does serotonin play as big a role in depression as we previously thought? Find out on the newest episode of “The Joy of Why,” hosted by @StevenStrogatz. listen.quantamagazine.org/jow-309-s
The Joy of Why
<p>“The Joy of Why” is a <em>Quanta Magazine</em> podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the cosmologist and author Janna Levin take tur...
listen.quantamagazine.org
May 23, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Does serotonin play as big a role in depression as we previously thought? Find out on the newest episode of “The Joy of Why,” hosted by @StevenStrogatz. listen.quantamagazine.org/jow-309-s
A super-simple explanation of why differential gears are necessary in cars and how they work. [kottke.org]
How a Differential Gear Works
I’ve posted this before, but it’s so good, here it is again: a super-simple explanation of why differential gears are necessary in cars and how they work.
(via @stevenstrogatz)
kottke.org
July 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
A super-simple explanation of why differential gears are necessary in cars and how they work. [kottke.org]
What if Mars or Jupiter replaced the Moon in its orbit? Here’s what that would look like from Earth. [kottke.org]
The View From Earth of Different Planets Replacing the Moon
What if Mars orbited the Earth at the same distance as the Moon…what would that look like? How about Neptune? Or Jupiter? Like this:
See also what the Earth would look like with Saturn’s rings. (via @stevenstrogatz)
kottke.org
June 11, 2024 at 4:06 PM
What if Mars or Jupiter replaced the Moon in its orbit? Here’s what that would look like from Earth. [kottke.org]
"Most animals are not elephants, and most equations are not linear.
Those are the linear equations are the strange ones."
~ @stevenstrogatz
Those are the linear equations are the strange ones."
~ @stevenstrogatz
November 13, 2024 at 9:33 PM
"Most animals are not elephants, and most equations are not linear.
Those are the linear equations are the strange ones."
~ @stevenstrogatz
Those are the linear equations are the strange ones."
~ @stevenstrogatz
Enjoying this "Teaching college-level science and math" free course, Sanjoy Mahajan <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-95j-teaching-college-level-science-and-engineering-spring-2009/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-95j-teaching-college-level-science-and-engineering-spring-2009/ RT @stevenstrogatz
Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering | Chemistry | MIT OpenCourseWare
This participatory seminar focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching science and engineering in higher education. This course is designed for graduate students interested in an academic career, and anyone else interested in teaching. Readings and discussions include: teaching equations for understanding, designing exam and homework questions, incorporating histories of science, creating absorbing lectures, teaching for transfer, the evils of PowerPoint, and planning a course. The subject is appropriate for both novices and those with teaching experience.
ocw.mit.edu
November 2, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Enjoying this "Teaching college-level science and math" free course, Sanjoy Mahajan <a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-95j-teaching-college-level-science-and-engineering-spring-2009/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-95j-teaching-college-level-science-and-engineering-spring-2009/ RT @stevenstrogatz
Amazing video: what happens if you drop a slinky? http://bit.ly/M4Auod (via @stevenstrogatz @DaveFishPI )
December 3, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Amazing video: what happens if you drop a slinky? http://bit.ly/M4Auod (via @stevenstrogatz @DaveFishPI )
My recollection was right about Descartes (via Cajori) http://bit.ly/TlP6OO Thanks @Gelada, @blakestacey, @stevenstrogatz, @alexbellos
Earliest Uses of Symbols for Variables
bit.ly
December 3, 2024 at 8:22 PM
My recollection was right about Descartes (via Cajori) http://bit.ly/TlP6OO Thanks @Gelada, @blakestacey, @stevenstrogatz, @alexbellos
.@stevenstrogatz @QuoteResearch A few years ago I tried to track down the Proust quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking
December 3, 2024 at 8:22 PM
.@stevenstrogatz @QuoteResearch A few years ago I tried to track down the Proust quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking
.@stevenstrogatz @QuoteResearch new landscapes but in having new eyes.” only to find that it was a misquote. http://bit.ly/OI6ygS
Marcel Proust - Wikiquote
bit.ly
December 3, 2024 at 8:22 PM
.@stevenstrogatz @QuoteResearch new landscapes but in having new eyes.” only to find that it was a misquote. http://bit.ly/OI6ygS
Nice way to start the morning! @stevenstrogatz mentions my book in the NY Times! Looking forward to rest of the series http://nyti.ms/SAxi7W
Singular Sensations
In the first installment of a new series on math: cowlick...
nyti.ms
December 3, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Nice way to start the morning! @stevenstrogatz mentions my book in the NY Times! Looking forward to rest of the series http://nyti.ms/SAxi7W
Do your friends have more friends than you do? Probably. It is a theorem. Excellent article by @stevenstrogatz in NYT. http://nyti.ms/PBFbDK
Friends You Can Count On
Why your friends seem to have more friends than you do: a...
nyti.ms
December 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Do your friends have more friends than you do? Probably. It is a theorem. Excellent article by @stevenstrogatz in NYT. http://nyti.ms/PBFbDK
.@stevenstrogatz school as a kid) was responsible in large part for the golden ratio craze (and promotion of misinformation about it).
December 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
.@stevenstrogatz school as a kid) was responsible in large part for the golden ratio craze (and promotion of misinformation about it).