Many years ago, back when I was in my early teens, I picked up an interest in math. Arguably much more superficial than it is now. My gateway drug to...
My Journey Back to Math: A Short Review of MathAcademy
Personal journey of rediscovering math through MathAcademy and learning in public
Applied Pure Mathematics
Some thoughts about mathematics as a cultural and social technology.
A Math Academy review
Background and context Some background on me just so that you have a rough idea of where this review is coming from: I did Olympiads as a kid and have been involved in fairly math-heavy fields ever since, through university at least, depending on your definition of math-heavy. I’ve also been completely self-taught when it comes to the non-elementary-school math I know. So my plan on using my Math Academy subscription was to mostly brush up on things. I also did only the university-level courses.
Mathematics in the Library of Babel — Daniel Litt
Mathematics isn't only about saying true things. It's about asking the right questions, being confused, stumbling about, getting distracted, being wrong, recognizing when you're wrong, being stuck. Mostly being stuck. It's about clinging to a giant edifice and feeling it out until you understand som
Kill Math
The power to understand and predict the quantities of the world should not be restricted to those with a freakish knack for manipulating abstract symbols.
A balanced review of Math Academy
And some thoughts on motivation and structure, for autodidacts
When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life
In the span of just a few months, A.I. systems have solved some of the biggest outstanding problems in math — adding mathematicians to the list of those terrified of losing their job to the technology.
Announcing the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
[This is a guest post by the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. — T.] We would …
Math Academy, part 1: My eigenvector embarassment
I start a series of posts on Math Academy and its system for learning mathematics.
Uri Bram 🔍 on Twitter / X
So I got memed into trying MathAcademy and it was one of the weirdest product experiences of my life. In short: I think they have an amazing product, but they're very opinionated about how you use it, and as a result I can't use it at all.Basically: they've figured out some…— Uri Bram 🔍 (@UriBram) January 16, 2025
Groupthink
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome. Cohesiveness, or the desire for cohesiveness, in a group may produce a tendency among its members to agree at all costs.[1] This causes the group to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation.[2][3]
Math Curriculum Review: MathAcademy
Math Academy is what happens when you build a math program without trying to make it cute. It's ruthlessly effective, occasionally frustrating, and probably the closest thing we have to a "truth in advertising" approach to math education. Math Academy will take your 4th grader all the way through university
