Mathgears
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High school mathematics teacher. Former IT professional. #iTeachMath
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I can't believe those athletes wasted all that time lifting weights. There isn't a single barbell on the field during a game!
December 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I can't believe those athletes wasted all that time lifting weights. There isn't a single barbell on the field during a game!
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My old friend the second derivative, we've been expecting you...
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My old friend the second derivative, we've been expecting you...
"It is a bigger difference between 0 and 1 than between 4 and 5." - Tadej Pogacar
This is not a math problem. Bike races are hard to win.
Tadej has won the Tour de France four times, but he has not won Paris Roubaix. The first one is the hardest.
www.youtube.com/shorts/0FV8K...
This is not a math problem. Bike races are hard to win.
Tadej has won the Tour de France four times, but he has not won Paris Roubaix. The first one is the hardest.
www.youtube.com/shorts/0FV8K...
#CyclismActu : L’objectif principal de Tadej Pogacar en 2026… #cycling #shorts #pogacar
YouTube video by Cyclism'Actu TV
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December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"It is a bigger difference between 0 and 1 than between 4 and 5." - Tadej Pogacar
This is not a math problem. Bike races are hard to win.
Tadej has won the Tour de France four times, but he has not won Paris Roubaix. The first one is the hardest.
www.youtube.com/shorts/0FV8K...
This is not a math problem. Bike races are hard to win.
Tadej has won the Tour de France four times, but he has not won Paris Roubaix. The first one is the hardest.
www.youtube.com/shorts/0FV8K...
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“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
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Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
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10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
10 years old and maybe never more relevant than in contemporary software development
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/2...
While we eulogize and/or marginalize James Watson today, let's remember Dr. June Lindsay and Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...
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www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...
www.kcl.ac.uk/the-structur...
Meet the 96-year-old Ottawa woman who contributed to the discovery of DNA's double helix | CBC Radio
In 1948, young physicist June Lindsey's crystallography work in a British laboratory helped Watson and Crick discover the famous double-helix structure of DNA. Today, the 96-year-old's contribution go...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
While we eulogize and/or marginalize James Watson today, let's remember Dr. June Lindsay and Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...
www.kcl.ac.uk/the-structur...
www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday...
www.kcl.ac.uk/the-structur...
“To be perfectly blunt, AI girlfriends are not your friends. Although they are marketed as something that will enhance your mental health and well-being, they specialize in delivering dependency, loneliness, and toxicity, all while prying as much data as possible from you.” - Misha Rykov
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
“To be perfectly blunt, AI girlfriends are not your friends. Although they are marketed as something that will enhance your mental health and well-being, they specialize in delivering dependency, loneliness, and toxicity, all while prying as much data as possible from you.” - Misha Rykov
"67" is the 2025 "word" of the year?
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/d...
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/d...
Dictionary.com reveals '67' is its 2025 Word of the Year
Dictionary.com's word of the year has been used by kids and teenagers over the past year.
abcnews.go.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"67" is the 2025 "word" of the year?
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/d...
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/d...
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😃 Now you can define colors in the @desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
😃 Now you can define colors in the @desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
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Python: The Documentary. A fascinating watch, I think even for non-coders (or the code-curious). Watched this last night and both enjoyed it and learned some new context to my programming!
Apologies that I lost the info of whoever on here I saw post this first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Apologies that I lost the info of whoever on here I saw post this first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
YouTube video by CultRepo
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October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Python: The Documentary. A fascinating watch, I think even for non-coders (or the code-curious). Watched this last night and both enjoyed it and learned some new context to my programming!
Apologies that I lost the info of whoever on here I saw post this first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Apologies that I lost the info of whoever on here I saw post this first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Is it all in that pretty little head of yours..."
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Is it all in that pretty little head of yours..."
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
I sometimes use an eraser on scratch paper.
October 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I sometimes use an eraser on scratch paper.
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6 7 🇯🇵 gear from @Hoop Armour #67 #learnjapanese
TikTok video by Kenji
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October 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
67 is actually an insane number
YouTube video by Wrath of Math
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September 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Yours truly commenting upon the Trump Administration's undermining of history at the National Museum of the American Indian
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Review of Smithsonian museums could have local impact
Some critics fear the effect this review could have on other museums and arts organizations.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Yours truly commenting upon the Trump Administration's undermining of history at the National Museum of the American Indian
ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...
ny1.com/nyc/manhatta...
Growth is at the edge of our comfort zone.
It's ok to get things wrong when you learn from them.
www.youtube.com/shorts/NlQFL...
It's ok to get things wrong when you learn from them.
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Why Getting It Wrong is the Secret to Learning & Teaching Primary Math... #Shorts
YouTube video by The Primary Maths Podcast with Jon Cripwell
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September 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Growth is at the edge of our comfort zone.
It's ok to get things wrong when you learn from them.
www.youtube.com/shorts/NlQFL...
It's ok to get things wrong when you learn from them.
www.youtube.com/shorts/NlQFL...
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Happy 3²/4²/5² ! Here's a cool fact about a 3-4-5 right triangle: The circle that fits perfectly in a 3-4-5 right triangle has an area of pi square units! Here's why.
September 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy 3²/4²/5² ! Here's a cool fact about a 3-4-5 right triangle: The circle that fits perfectly in a 3-4-5 right triangle has an area of pi square units! Here's why.