Books I Loved in 2021 (first half)

Fifteen very good books.

“Simplifying” is subjective. Also, crucial.

The ancient battle of "weird" vs. "weird, but not wrong."

Advice for snobs.

Snobbery without the snobbery.

Green + Green = Pink

Beverage and logic collide.

Your Earliest Mathematical Memory

What do these memories reveal about us - and about math?

Poem on a Pyramid

If each edge is a line, then each face is a stanza...

My Favorite Student-Advisor Moment

How a student found bravery and an advisor showed grace.

Tales of Pythagoras

Six myths. With cartoons.

The State of Being Stuck

Advice from a guy who spent a decade on a single math problem.

The Case for the Brambles

I just finished my twenties. I spent them coasting on dumb and outrageous luck.