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DrPamB
@drpamb.bsky.social
Educator, and lover of all things Math! PhD in Math Ed, Masters in Math! Currently working with @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social doing all the things I love! Learn more about me at: pambrittain.ca
Taking place this week so there’s still time to get involved! (Including a student night tomorrow - Wednesday, Sept 24.
🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman.

Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We’re (@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social) doing a thing for this - and it’s fully online! Check it out on October 6th! More details to come. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...
Canada’s Leaders in STEM Education Come Together for Science Literacy Week 2025
GlobeNewswire Press Release.
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm excited to be taking this course from @jumpmath.bsky.social founder @johnmighton.bsky.social and Dr. Barbara Oakley to show how anyone can overcome their fear and successfully learn math.

"Making Math Click: Understand Math Without Fear". Learn more and join me at: jumpmath.org/ca/coursera/
Coursera | JUMP Math Canada
Making Math Click Understand Math Without Fear Open for Pre-enrollment - Available on Coursera July 31st! Unlock the secrets of mathematical learning and conquer math anxiety with “Making Math Click: ...
jumpmath.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A great article from @dunlapinstitute.bsky.social on using Machine Learning to determine the ages of stars! www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-ast...
U of T astronomers pioneer innovative machine learning model to determine the ages of stars
www.artsci.utoronto.ca
June 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
An interesting look at how math can be misused: youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE
The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
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April 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
No joking! Today marks 4 years of being Dr Pam!
April 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So excited to see one of our (@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social) wonderfully creative Ask a Mathematician presenters @tarataylor.bsky.social presenting at the IMUs International Day of Math webinar this morning on her work with fractals and bringing math and art together!
March 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Happy Pi Day everyone!!!
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This week's @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social mailer talks about Farch weather and how it's the perfect time to curl up on the couch... and about the mathematical couch problem: youtu.be/rXfKWIZQIo4?... (pivot, PIVOT!!!)
The Moving Sofa Problem - Numberphile
YouTube video by Numberphile
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
However you represent it, happy 2025! youtu.be/d2dnyAM5ih4?... @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social
Happy 45^2
YouTube video by Fields Institute
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January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by DrPamB
Happy 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3 + 4^3 + 5^3 + 6^3 + 7^3 + 8^3 + 9^3 everyone! In today's mailer, we list all the ways 2025 can be mathematically represented.

🔗 shorturl.at/AprX2
January 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
An important math concept!
Important diagram alert
November 22, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Reposted by DrPamB
At Fields, we work to help steer mathematics research toward a fruitful, progressive path. Donate today, and together, we can inspire, fund and empower the next generation of mathematicians who may one day bring the Fields Medal back to Canada—where it all began a century ago. shorturl.at/DnbCf
November 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Here's the first of two videos I did for ScienceUpFirst's challenge about myths in STEM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUtO...
ScienceUpFirst's Show Us Your Myths Challenge - Myth 1
YouTube video by Fields Institute
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November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Here's the second of two videos I recently did for ScienceUpFirst on Myths in STEM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoXr...
ScienceUpFirst's Show Us Your Myths Challenge - Myth 2
YouTube video by Fields Institute
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November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
As my first post on BlueSky I'd like to say hi and share a piece of wisdom I recently came across about why mathematicians are lazy (and that it's a good thing): www.youtube.com/shorts/m6ltz...
Be Lazy #shorts
YouTube video by Oxford Mathematics
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November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM