Michael Barany

@mbarany.com

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Historical and cultural theories about maths and science theories. Fields Medal killjoy. Scotland enjoyer. formerly @mbarany on birdsite and intermittently @mjb@mathstodon.xyz on fediverse

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LADIE'S TOILET'S "OVERFLOWING SEWARS"
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
Outwith with a red squiggle underneath
aurora above tree silhouettes
Battery Power Source: Power Adapter Will Stop Charging at 100%
This is where higher education is heading. The intellectual core is being hollowed out from both directions, administrators treating universities as hedge funds, politicians treating them as job-training centers. What’s dying in the middle is the idea of the university itself: a place devoted to knowledge for its own sake.
“tacos”
link to policy 852 followed by overview saying that it doesn’t exist
Mr. Bricklayer
L’Est Republican
“If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we're cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America's long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Thanks for this exciting news! Could you please advise the cost for design and licensing of a template that could be tattooed by a local practitioner on a body part of my choice? Thank you, Michael
WAR Journal of Multidisciplinary Bulletin Thank you. WAR TEAM
zoom's obnoxious "AI" insertion blarrgghh
Some changes happened on your course "Themes and Perspectives in the History of Science" yesterday (29/Aug/2025): No changes have occurred on this course instance. We'll notify you again if anything changes.
alarmingly wide eyes and a hand wave, mic, mad prof vibes
top of an email from lastpass with a "you don't often get email from this address" message injection
AHA tweet about AI guidance getting completely ratioed
We’ve heard a few questions about how our new AI features will be rolled out, so it’s worth underscoring: all AI capabilities are entirely opt-in. Institutions will have full control over which features they enable, with granular settings available down to the course level.
Additionally, any joint work on sector funding will only be taken forward following assurances that it will not be used to support a trade dispute which results in industrial action at UCEA member institutions.
several people did not think what they were typing was the final program text
are you an invited or abstract speaker?
please ensure you turn the water off after use otherwise it will cause a flood in director's office
Robert Recorde did NOT invent the = sign
AI Disclosure: This column was created using the AI Sandwich writing technique.
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Olympia Porcelain: Vitrified BS 4034
a golden retriever on green grass in front of a double rainbow with Arthur's Seat in the distance
an analogy about porridge and prizes
the Abel Prize tweets "Please feel free to nominate people yo uthink deserve the Abel Prize"
go ahead and read the article in the quoted post, screenshot is the paragraphs about Senate
honestly you're better off not knowing the text of this silly bit of ai boosterism
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Sex – women tend to be colder than men in general.
how'd'ya like dem apples??
twilight zone "to serve man"
headline: "Should mathematicians worry with PISA and TIMSS math results?"