Hope
@hopeiona.bsky.social
Set theorist. Panel show enthusiast. Reader of too many books at once.
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Hope
@hopeiona.bsky.social
· Aug 26
E0: Fake it 'till you make it
YouTube video by Hope Duncan
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I'll be at @tmip.bsky.social later this week, which gave me the perfect excuse to finally soft launch my YouTube channel, where I learn to be a better maths communicator by analysing some of my favourite YouTube creators!
youtu.be/1UbjqEWc__0?...
youtu.be/1UbjqEWc__0?...
So they renewed line of duty for another season, and I very confidently told my girlfriend that the first 3 seasons are some of the best TV I've seen - am now rewatching to see if this opinion formed by undergrad me holds up
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
So they renewed line of duty for another season, and I very confidently told my girlfriend that the first 3 seasons are some of the best TV I've seen - am now rewatching to see if this opinion formed by undergrad me holds up
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Can someone give me like an extra year of PhD funding please I wanna think about hat problems
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Can someone give me like an extra year of PhD funding please I wanna think about hat problems
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in case you didn’t know, in a year voyager 1 will be 1 light-DAY away from earth.
it took almost 50 YEARS of travel time to reach that distance and will be the first human-made object to reach this distance.
it took almost 50 YEARS of travel time to reach that distance and will be the first human-made object to reach this distance.
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
in case you didn’t know, in a year voyager 1 will be 1 light-DAY away from earth.
it took almost 50 YEARS of travel time to reach that distance and will be the first human-made object to reach this distance.
it took almost 50 YEARS of travel time to reach that distance and will be the first human-made object to reach this distance.
Been really enjoying listening to tiny desk concerts while I mark recently, had the Nile Rodgers one especially on repeat
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Been really enjoying listening to tiny desk concerts while I mark recently, had the Nile Rodgers one especially on repeat
Got too much maths on the brain, I've been spelling the chef's name Gordon Ramsey 😭
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Got too much maths on the brain, I've been spelling the chef's name Gordon Ramsey 😭
Was recognised in the noodle place near campus for being a regular and given a loyalty card, super sweet!
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Was recognised in the noodle place near campus for being a regular and given a loyalty card, super sweet!
I spent most of today marking, so I'd like to shout out caffeine, noise cancelling headphones and MF Doom
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I spent most of today marking, so I'd like to shout out caffeine, noise cancelling headphones and MF Doom
Idk why but the clocks changing is definitely responsible for my overwhelming urge to rewatch old doctor who
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Idk why but the clocks changing is definitely responsible for my overwhelming urge to rewatch old doctor who
I should time myself on whether making beamer slides or drawing iPad slides is quicker for a maths talk because truly I have no idea
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I should time myself on whether making beamer slides or drawing iPad slides is quicker for a maths talk because truly I have no idea
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love to see an argument broken up into steps, labelled by how mysterious each step is
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
love to see an argument broken up into steps, labelled by how mysterious each step is
Genuine shout out to the student who submitted a picture of their group theory problem sheet for me to mark that was very clearly taken at the pub
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Genuine shout out to the student who submitted a picture of their group theory problem sheet for me to mark that was very clearly taken at the pub
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This is a real sign from a real deli near the Wesleyan math department, and they put it up because the mathematicians were too engrossed in their mathematics discussions to efficiently order sandwiches. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is a real sign from a real deli near the Wesleyan math department, and they put it up because the mathematicians were too engrossed in their mathematics discussions to efficiently order sandwiches. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
This is the answer I wish I had time to give when people ask me what I do for work at parties!
I had another delightful maths moment with @hopeiona.bsky.social, where we talked at length on the nature of #infinity. If you'd like to listen in then you can find our interview here.
From ancient history to ZFCs.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-f4xei-199b19d
#TheMathematiciansPodcast
#MathsTalk
#Mathsky
From ancient history to ZFCs.
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-f4xei-199b19d
#TheMathematiciansPodcast
#MathsTalk
#Mathsky
Episode 44 - The Injectives with Hope Duncan - On Infinity
This week on The Mathematician's Podcast, we take a break from the philosophical and theological debates of the past to chat with an intellectual heavyweight of our own age! In another special "Inject...
www.podbean.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This is the answer I wish I had time to give when people ask me what I do for work at parties!
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Peter Holy, Jonathan Schilhan
The Ordering Principle and Higher Dependent Choice
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14821
The Ordering Principle and Higher Dependent Choice
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14821
October 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Peter Holy, Jonathan Schilhan
The Ordering Principle and Higher Dependent Choice
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14821
The Ordering Principle and Higher Dependent Choice
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14821
Today's self care has been going on a run in the rain, doing the marking I've been putting off, and belting radiohead while I made pesto pasta. 10/10 Sunday
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Today's self care has been going on a run in the rain, doing the marking I've been putting off, and belting radiohead while I made pesto pasta. 10/10 Sunday
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One way to reduce stress is to meditate. Another way is to not live under a fascist government. This has been wellness tips!
August 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One way to reduce stress is to meditate. Another way is to not live under a fascist government. This has been wellness tips!
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I just had an absolutely delightful afternoon talking about #infinity with @hopeiona.bsky.social, for a special episode of #TheMathematiciansPodcast.
Tune in next Wednesday to hear about the history and the now of infinity.
#talkingmaths
#mathsky
#mathshistory
Tune in next Wednesday to hear about the history and the now of infinity.
#talkingmaths
#mathsky
#mathshistory
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I just had an absolutely delightful afternoon talking about #infinity with @hopeiona.bsky.social, for a special episode of #TheMathematiciansPodcast.
Tune in next Wednesday to hear about the history and the now of infinity.
#talkingmaths
#mathsky
#mathshistory
Tune in next Wednesday to hear about the history and the now of infinity.
#talkingmaths
#mathsky
#mathshistory
The problem class I'm teaching that requires speaking to everyone individually is in a sloped lecture theatre with a different door for every row ... I've just spent an hour vaulting over and sitting on tables like I'm trying to be a cool supply teacher
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The problem class I'm teaching that requires speaking to everyone individually is in a sloped lecture theatre with a different door for every row ... I've just spent an hour vaulting over and sitting on tables like I'm trying to be a cool supply teacher
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lots of pain in the world but sometimes you stumble on a stranger’s obsessive wikipedia table. michelangelo had the sistine chapel, this guy had the “guess who” article. perhaps both sacred
October 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
lots of pain in the world but sometimes you stumble on a stranger’s obsessive wikipedia table. michelangelo had the sistine chapel, this guy had the “guess who” article. perhaps both sacred
Started using anki again for German vocab which I'm really happy about, but directional and positional verbs are really kicking my ass rn
October 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Started using anki again for German vocab which I'm really happy about, but directional and positional verbs are really kicking my ass rn
Spent today drafting a pre-print, and this evening eating malatang, watching taskmaster and playing Baba is you 🥰
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Spent today drafting a pre-print, and this evening eating malatang, watching taskmaster and playing Baba is you 🥰
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Have I told you the black hole drinking game? The rules are:
(a) watch a documentary involving black holes
(b) when someone says, "not even light", take a drink.
Easy!
("Not Even Light" was my working title for "The Dead Star" 😁)
(a) watch a documentary involving black holes
(b) when someone says, "not even light", take a drink.
Easy!
("Not Even Light" was my working title for "The Dead Star" 😁)
September 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Have I told you the black hole drinking game? The rules are:
(a) watch a documentary involving black holes
(b) when someone says, "not even light", take a drink.
Easy!
("Not Even Light" was my working title for "The Dead Star" 😁)
(a) watch a documentary involving black holes
(b) when someone says, "not even light", take a drink.
Easy!
("Not Even Light" was my working title for "The Dead Star" 😁)
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Don't forget: if Earth, Wind, and Fire see their shadows tonight we get 6 more weeks of September
September 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Don't forget: if Earth, Wind, and Fire see their shadows tonight we get 6 more weeks of September