Tien "Not Closed Under Identity" Chih
@tienchihmath.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Mathematics at
Oxford College of Emory University. Father & Husband. Wannabe Cook. I like to teach/do/spread math as I can. https://linopt.tienchih.org/ (He/His)
Oxford College of Emory University. Father & Husband. Wannabe Cook. I like to teach/do/spread math as I can. https://linopt.tienchih.org/ (He/His)
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Hi followers! I'm Tien Chih and I'm an Assist. Prof of Math at Oxford College of Emory. My research is about the intersections of homotopy theory and combinatorics. Just as importantly, things I'm into are undergrad research, IBL, alt grading, and supporting math teaching with tech.
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It is coming right up! Are you going to #JMM2026? Be sure to check out our special session on Computational Biomedicine on Wednesday (01/07) afternoon! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers! #mathbio #mathematicalbiology #computationalbiology
meetings.ams.org/math/jmm2026...
meetings.ams.org/math/jmm2026...
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is coming right up! Are you going to #JMM2026? Be sure to check out our special session on Computational Biomedicine on Wednesday (01/07) afternoon! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers! #mathbio #mathematicalbiology #computationalbiology
meetings.ams.org/math/jmm2026...
meetings.ams.org/math/jmm2026...
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JMM is next week! We're happy to introduce our Lavender Lecturer Matthew Voigt from Michigan State University!
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
JMM is next week! We're happy to introduce our Lavender Lecturer Matthew Voigt from Michigan State University!
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a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
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We're ruled by people in all three branches of government and across the tech/corporate landscape who think it's bad that this happened and wish the mob had prevailed, plain and simple. It's clarifying.
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're ruled by people in all three branches of government and across the tech/corporate landscape who think it's bad that this happened and wish the mob had prevailed, plain and simple. It's clarifying.
Before and after.
December 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Before and after.
My brother in la got me a really great gift 🔪!
December 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My brother in la got me a really great gift 🔪!
Waiting for Santa.
December 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Waiting for Santa.
Lounging dog.
December 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Lounging dog.
75 degree Xmas eve 😎
December 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
75 degree Xmas eve 😎
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As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
So it begins.
(Shout out to Publix for the one reasonably priced thing they sell…and only this time of year.)
(Shout out to Publix for the one reasonably priced thing they sell…and only this time of year.)
December 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So it begins.
(Shout out to Publix for the one reasonably priced thing they sell…and only this time of year.)
(Shout out to Publix for the one reasonably priced thing they sell…and only this time of year.)
Not in the mood to entertain bad faith deliberate ignorance.
December 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Not in the mood to entertain bad faith deliberate ignorance.
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Product of three distinct primes today.
December 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Product of three distinct primes today.
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I talk to my students about this on the first day, and use it to discuss why they are in college in the first place.
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I talk to my students about this on the first day, and use it to discuss why they are in college in the first place.
The thing is, Pythagoreans Theorem has obvious practical utility, albeit more for some than others. But if THAT is still insufficient to be deemed worthy of value, then what about things of much less obvious direct utility like Fine Arts and Humanities?
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The thing is, Pythagoreans Theorem has obvious practical utility, albeit more for some than others. But if THAT is still insufficient to be deemed worthy of value, then what about things of much less obvious direct utility like Fine Arts and Humanities?
Ironically, I'm making diagrams so I used Pythagoreans Theorem to make them look like not-shit.
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ironically, I'm making diagrams so I used Pythagoreans Theorem to make them look like not-shit.
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Just thinking out loud, but... maybe it's bad if journalists embrace and celebrate innumeracy? Perhaps it's irresponsible for media figures to shirk these modes of thought in a world increasingly controlled by big tech?
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just thinking out loud, but... maybe it's bad if journalists embrace and celebrate innumeracy? Perhaps it's irresponsible for media figures to shirk these modes of thought in a world increasingly controlled by big tech?
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Taking time to appreciate the little things: the stealth sparkle provided by holographic paint
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Taking time to appreciate the little things: the stealth sparkle provided by holographic paint
Watching Anthony Joshua tune up Jake Paul feels like seeing some part of the universe which broke a decade ago finally get fixed.
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Watching Anthony Joshua tune up Jake Paul feels like seeing some part of the universe which broke a decade ago finally get fixed.
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LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality arstechnica.com/science/2025...
LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality
Once researchers turn to LLMs, paper counts go up, quality does not.
arstechnica.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Great visit from collaborator to cap off the year!
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Great visit from collaborator to cap off the year!