Noah Giansiracusa
@profnoahgian.bsky.social
Taking math from techies & quants, giving it to the public. Author of "Robin Hood Math" (summer 2025). Math prof Bentley University, visiting scholar Harvard. Likes to recommend books.
www.noahgian.com
www.noahgian.com
And I tried to go 48 hours without math and couldn’t do it. I stepped out my front door and saw a dog, then 2 dogs—game over right there.
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
And I tried to go 48 hours without math and couldn’t do it. I stepped out my front door and saw a dog, then 2 dogs—game over right there.
Maximizing benefits and minimizing risks sounds great until you realize many things benefit some people while harming others---does that count as a benefit or a risk?
This max'ing stuff is a marketing slogan that masks the true complexities and tradeoffs.
This max'ing stuff is a marketing slogan that masks the true complexities and tradeoffs.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Maximizing benefits and minimizing risks sounds great until you realize many things benefit some people while harming others---does that count as a benefit or a risk?
This max'ing stuff is a marketing slogan that masks the true complexities and tradeoffs.
This max'ing stuff is a marketing slogan that masks the true complexities and tradeoffs.
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
OpenAI in 2018: Our goal is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.
OpenAI in 2025: here’s your chatbot erotica.
OpenAI in 2025: here’s your chatbot erotica.
October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
OpenAI in 2018: Our goal is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.
OpenAI in 2025: here’s your chatbot erotica.
OpenAI in 2025: here’s your chatbot erotica.
I'm really excited about this upcoming event!
There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!
There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!
October 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I'm really excited about this upcoming event!
There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!
There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!
Went to my local library, found a nice spot to sit down and work, then saw this sitting beside me. I can only hope it’s satire.
September 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Went to my local library, found a nice spot to sit down and work, then saw this sitting beside me. I can only hope it’s satire.
I'm in an Egyptian newspaper.
August 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm in an Egyptian newspaper.
Spotted in North Carolina.
August 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Spotted in North Carolina.
I now have a speaking agent! If you think your organization (company, non-profit, university, library, school, etc.) might benefit from hearing about one of the topics below, click this link to learn more and book me! Or pass the link on to a friend: www.pandelectures.com/noah-giansir...
August 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I now have a speaking agent! If you think your organization (company, non-profit, university, library, school, etc.) might benefit from hearing about one of the topics below, click this link to learn more and book me! Or pass the link on to a friend: www.pandelectures.com/noah-giansir...
The champion of the Hawaii ultramarathon ironman can't put my book down---will you give it a try too?
August 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The champion of the Hawaii ultramarathon ironman can't put my book down---will you give it a try too?
Had a blast doing a book event at my local book store @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Had a blast doing a book event at my local book store @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
You just know the most important person at this meeting was this "and Bob" guy.
August 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You just know the most important person at this meeting was this "and Bob" guy.
August 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The book launch yesterday @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
went great (packed room, they kept adding seats), and my conversation partner Jordi Weinstock rocked it.
went great (packed room, they kept adding seats), and my conversation partner Jordi Weinstock rocked it.
August 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The book launch yesterday @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
went great (packed room, they kept adding seats), and my conversation partner Jordi Weinstock rocked it.
went great (packed room, they kept adding seats), and my conversation partner Jordi Weinstock rocked it.
Pub date is... TOMORROW!!!
Hope you read it and let me know what you think!
Hope you read it and let me know what you think!
August 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Pub date is... TOMORROW!!!
Hope you read it and let me know what you think!
Hope you read it and let me know what you think!
Checked Twitter to see if South Park is trending there, found this instead.
July 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Checked Twitter to see if South Park is trending there, found this instead.
Fascinating contrast here: China shuts down many AI services during finals week to limit student use, U.S. tech co's make premium AI services free for students during finals week.
One is the overly strict parent and the other is the drug dealer preying on the weak.
One is the overly strict parent and the other is the drug dealer preying on the weak.
June 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Fascinating contrast here: China shuts down many AI services during finals week to limit student use, U.S. tech co's make premium AI services free for students during finals week.
One is the overly strict parent and the other is the drug dealer preying on the weak.
One is the overly strict parent and the other is the drug dealer preying on the weak.
The best line in Steven Pinker's recent NYT op-ed
June 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The best line in Steven Pinker's recent NYT op-ed
From social media apps to bank loans and hiring/firing decisions to search engines and shopping sites, are you tired of living a life ruled by opaque algorithms?
Pre-order now to Take Back Control on August 5.
bit.ly/4idpeGr
Pre-order now to Take Back Control on August 5.
bit.ly/4idpeGr
June 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
From social media apps to bank loans and hiring/firing decisions to search engines and shopping sites, are you tired of living a life ruled by opaque algorithms?
Pre-order now to Take Back Control on August 5.
bit.ly/4idpeGr
Pre-order now to Take Back Control on August 5.
bit.ly/4idpeGr
It speaks volumes that the front page of NYTimes is currently a spreadsheet.
April 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It speaks volumes that the front page of NYTimes is currently a spreadsheet.
What does it say about a company and its leadership that it's now practically an annual tradition to publish a damning tell-all insider book?
March 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What does it say about a company and its leadership that it's now practically an annual tradition to publish a damning tell-all insider book?
How it started vs how it’s going.
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM
How it started vs how it’s going.
My doggie, Violet :)
November 21, 2024 at 9:37 PM
My doggie, Violet :)