Drew Lewis
@drew-lewis.com
Mathematician, faculty developer, and education researcher currently working as a consultant. He/him
https://drew-lewis.com
https://drew-lewis.com
Friends who use walking pads under your desk: which one do you recommend? I know several of you have mentioned them before.
My wife tried a cheap one and has been really liking using it but it seems to be dying.
My wife tried a cheap one and has been really liking using it but it seems to be dying.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Friends who use walking pads under your desk: which one do you recommend? I know several of you have mentioned them before.
My wife tried a cheap one and has been really liking using it but it seems to be dying.
My wife tried a cheap one and has been really liking using it but it seems to be dying.
Docker is running just fine on my machine this morning. And every other morning
kermit the frog holds a glass of lipton tea
Alt: kermit the frog drinks a glass of tea
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Docker is running just fine on my machine this morning. And every other morning
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I finished writing it all up: Generative AI ∉ (Teaching ∪ Learning). I'm going to keep using this as a reference, incomplete as it is
www.peter-keep.com/2026-02-06-g...
www.peter-keep.com/2026-02-06-g...
Generative AI ∉ (Teaching ∪ Learning)
There are no ethical use cases for generative AI in higher education
www.peter-keep.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I finished writing it all up: Generative AI ∉ (Teaching ∪ Learning). I'm going to keep using this as a reference, incomplete as it is
www.peter-keep.com/2026-02-06-g...
www.peter-keep.com/2026-02-06-g...
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This is insane. Under absolutely no circumstances should a prof ever discuss the physical appearance of a student in a rec letter! I can’t believe I even have to say that!
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
This is insane. Under absolutely no circumstances should a prof ever discuss the physical appearance of a student in a rec letter! I can’t believe I even have to say that!
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MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.
I use teamwork and heart to approach AI with a burn-it-to-the-fucking-ground mentality 🤗
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I use teamwork and heart to approach AI with a burn-it-to-the-fucking-ground mentality 🤗
What if colleges and universities hired leaders that didnt throw their faculty, staff, and students under the bus and sell out their institutions to the fascist dictator?
Opinion | An Interim President for Every Institution
What if colleges and universities hired short-term leaders for a year or three to get the really hard stuff done? https://bit.ly/4tlmfm0
What if colleges and universities hired short-term leaders for a year or three to get the really hard stuff done? https://bit.ly/4tlmfm0
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What if colleges and universities hired leaders that didnt throw their faculty, staff, and students under the bus and sell out their institutions to the fascist dictator?
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Don't you f**king dare.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Don't you f**king dare.
On a more positive note, here is an example of the kind of professional math blog post that we need in these times. I wish @joinmaa.bsky.social and @amermathsoc.bsky.social would take note and feature writing like this in their publications.
ICM 2026 out of USA?
There hasn’t felt like a good time for me to post this; I have written and rewritten drafts of this over the course of the last year. But now that several established journalistic outlets hav…
inclusionexclusion.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
On a more positive note, here is an example of the kind of professional math blog post that we need in these times. I wish @joinmaa.bsky.social and @amermathsoc.bsky.social would take note and feature writing like this in their publications.
He closes with "I intend to be back next month". Is ICE going to be abolished in the next month? Is the U.S. going to suddenly be a safe place for people not perceived as white, cisgender, able-bodied people?
Certainly not if all we do right now is decide to say nothing.
Certainly not if all we do right now is decide to say nothing.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
He closes with "I intend to be back next month". Is ICE going to be abolished in the next month? Is the U.S. going to suddenly be a safe place for people not perceived as white, cisgender, able-bodied people?
Certainly not if all we do right now is decide to say nothing.
Certainly not if all we do right now is decide to say nothing.
Devlin says political issues are for MAA leadership. Given their poor track record (e.g. insisting on hosting Mathfest in Florida) on the rare occasion they have said something overtly political, leaving political issues to them is clearly a mistake.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Devlin says political issues are for MAA leadership. Given their poor track record (e.g. insisting on hosting Mathfest in Florida) on the rare occasion they have said something overtly political, leaving political issues to them is clearly a mistake.
Teaching (math) is also inherently political, as universities are under attack and being held ransom (quite literally) by the federal government. Faculty and staff are being targeted and losing their jobs.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Teaching (math) is also inherently political, as universities are under attack and being held ransom (quite literally) by the federal government. Faculty and staff are being targeted and losing their jobs.
But also the profession is under attack. Federal funding for mathematics has been decimated, and the largest international mathematics meeting is slated to be held in a place hostile and dangerous for many, many people.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
But also the profession is under attack. Federal funding for mathematics has been decimated, and the largest international mathematics meeting is slated to be held in a place hostile and dangerous for many, many people.
Math is political because mathematicians are humans. It's hard to do math if ICE has invaded your community and is abducting or murdering you or your neighbors.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Math is political because mathematicians are humans. It's hard to do math if ICE has invaded your community and is abducting or murdering you or your neighbors.
"I can't talk about math right now, and I refuse to say anything political, so I am going to talk about not talking" is an incredibly cowardly take in these times.
In a rare pause, Keith Devlin reflects on why he could not write as usual and what this moment means for our shared values as a mathematical community.
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
This month’s post is that there is no post this month – Mathematical Association of America
maa.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"I can't talk about math right now, and I refuse to say anything political, so I am going to talk about not talking" is an incredibly cowardly take in these times.
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There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
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“All things considered, ‘Teaching with AI’ is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization.”
Nothing I love more than a scathing, borderline-petty academic book review. Truly the best tradition in the genre.
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
“All things considered, ‘Teaching with AI’ is not without value; it is a case study in how even well-meaning educators operating in good faith can become inadvertent agents of a pedagogical de-skilling and institutional dehumanization.”
Let me know what your students think about the dimensions!
I might bug you soon with some other related questions.
I might bug you soon with some other related questions.
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Let me know what your students think about the dimensions!
I might bug you soon with some other related questions.
I might bug you soon with some other related questions.
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sure they’re tear-gassing toddlers but what do the polls say
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 AM
sure they’re tear-gassing toddlers but what do the polls say
Exactly! Once a mere slow drain (on a 30 year old house) led to us finding a termite infestation and doing full remodels of 3 bathrooms 😭
Anyways, wishing you luck in getting this solved with minimal additional fuss (and no additional trips to the hardware store 🤞)
Anyways, wishing you luck in getting this solved with minimal additional fuss (and no additional trips to the hardware store 🤞)
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Exactly! Once a mere slow drain (on a 30 year old house) led to us finding a termite infestation and doing full remodels of 3 bathrooms 😭
Anyways, wishing you luck in getting this solved with minimal additional fuss (and no additional trips to the hardware store 🤞)
Anyways, wishing you luck in getting this solved with minimal additional fuss (and no additional trips to the hardware store 🤞)
I have a pop up drain that is acting up and I *should*just be able to unscrew it and swap it out for a new one in about 10 minutes, but I am afraid to try because I have had exactly this experience with plumbing projects in the past 😬.
You have my sympathies!
You have my sympathies!
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I have a pop up drain that is acting up and I *should*just be able to unscrew it and swap it out for a new one in about 10 minutes, but I am afraid to try because I have had exactly this experience with plumbing projects in the past 😬.
You have my sympathies!
You have my sympathies!