Brian P Katz (BK)
@thewordninjabk.bsky.social
Word ninja, teacher, singer, cat fancier, chaotic good, queer mathematician, magical creature. Yes, the hair is real. Pronouns: any
About 53 minutes into this show, you can hear me make a numerical estimate. Saw this taping w/ sis on our post-mom trip.
youtu.be/RAvNlgpdKKo
youtu.be/RAvNlgpdKKo
Josh Gondelman - Positive Reinforcement [2025] | FULL COMEDY SPECIAL
YouTube video by Blonde Medicine
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November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
About 53 minutes into this show, you can hear me make a numerical estimate. Saw this taping w/ sis on our post-mom trip.
youtu.be/RAvNlgpdKKo
youtu.be/RAvNlgpdKKo
Happy worst email day of the year to all who celebrate non-consensually.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy worst email day of the year to all who celebrate non-consensually.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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I haven't explored this yet, but I wanted to post it as another promising lead related to LaTeX and accessibility infrastructure.
sites.und.edu/timothy.pres...
sites.und.edu/timothy.pres...
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I haven't explored this yet, but I wanted to post it as another promising lead related to LaTeX and accessibility infrastructure.
sites.und.edu/timothy.pres...
sites.und.edu/timothy.pres...
This one is real.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This one is real.
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Today I accidentally saw a high school production of Midsummer Night’s Dream.
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Today I accidentally saw a high school production of Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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I’ve got to find a new starting word!!!
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I’ve got to find a new starting word!!!
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I’ve got to find a new starting word!!!
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I’ve got to find a new starting word!!!
Not to brag, but my teenagers want to cuddle on the couch with me every evening. To be fair, they do only communicate monosyllabically (meow).
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Not to brag, but my teenagers want to cuddle on the couch with me every evening. To be fair, they do only communicate monosyllabically (meow).
It's messy work in progress, but folks can attend my talk at 10am Pacific today if interested.
"Preliminary Learning Trajectories for Quantifiers from Casual Language"
math.ou.edu/events/talks...
"Preliminary Learning Trajectories for Quantifiers from Casual Language"
math.ou.edu/events/talks...
OU Math
Department of Mathematics. College of Arts and Sciences. University of Oklahoma.
math.ou.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's messy work in progress, but folks can attend my talk at 10am Pacific today if interested.
"Preliminary Learning Trajectories for Quantifiers from Casual Language"
math.ou.edu/events/talks...
"Preliminary Learning Trajectories for Quantifiers from Casual Language"
math.ou.edu/events/talks...
I just spelled something so wrong that Google autocarroted it to "twerk" in the slides for my talk this morning!
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I just spelled something so wrong that Google autocarroted it to "twerk" in the slides for my talk this morning!
Does anyone have a good image of an equilateral triangular tiling that prints nicely?
We're going to make hyperbolic planes by hand by gluing 7 triangles at each vertex, so I need high-yield pages. 1-1.5" sides.
We're going to make hyperbolic planes by hand by gluing 7 triangles at each vertex, so I need high-yield pages. 1-1.5" sides.
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Does anyone have a good image of an equilateral triangular tiling that prints nicely?
We're going to make hyperbolic planes by hand by gluing 7 triangles at each vertex, so I need high-yield pages. 1-1.5" sides.
We're going to make hyperbolic planes by hand by gluing 7 triangles at each vertex, so I need high-yield pages. 1-1.5" sides.
Otters are river/sea kittens. Raccoons are tree/trash kittens. Owls are sky kittens. Foxes are dog kittens.
I will not be taking questions.
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I will not be taking questions.
www.facebook.com/reel/7210936...
5.6K views · 22K reactions | Mouthy little raccoonbaby. #ParmaShawntheraccoon #raccoon #trashpanda #raccoonsofinstagram #fowlmouthfarmer #raccoons #shawntheraccoon #petraccoon #racoon #homestead #pets...
Mouthy little raccoonbaby. #ParmaShawntheraccoon #raccoon #trashpanda #raccoonsofinstagram #fowlmouthfarmer #raccoons #shawntheraccoon #petraccoon #racoon #homestead #petsofig
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November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Otters are river/sea kittens. Raccoons are tree/trash kittens. Owls are sky kittens. Foxes are dog kittens.
I will not be taking questions.
www.facebook.com/reel/7210936...
I will not be taking questions.
www.facebook.com/reel/7210936...
Some news!
The PRIMUS Editorial Board, on behalf of Taylor & Francis, is pleased to announce the selection of Brian P Katz (BK) of CSU Long Beach as Editor-in-Chief, starting in 2026.
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
October 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Some news!
Reposted by Brian P Katz (BK)
The PRIMUS Editorial Board, on behalf of Taylor & Francis, is pleased to announce the selection of Brian P Katz (BK) of CSU Long Beach as Editor-in-Chief, starting in 2026.
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
October 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The PRIMUS Editorial Board, on behalf of Taylor & Francis, is pleased to announce the selection of Brian P Katz (BK) of CSU Long Beach as Editor-in-Chief, starting in 2026.
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
www.tandfonline.com/loi/upri20
My set list for tomorrow is full of bangers.
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My set list for tomorrow is full of bangers.
Reposted by Brian P Katz (BK)
Oh hey speaking of the SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting, @thewordninjabk.bsky.social is one of the invited speakers, due to receiving the Section Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics! The title of that talk is “Teaching Proofs as a Way of Knowing.”
I will not be going to a rally this Saturday, but I will be giving a (short) talk at the MAA SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting. The title is “Collapsing states in digraphs.” Looking for an opening joke to make along the lines of “not the collapsing state we live in.”
October 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Oh hey speaking of the SoCal-Nevada Section Meeting, @thewordninjabk.bsky.social is one of the invited speakers, due to receiving the Section Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics! The title of that talk is “Teaching Proofs as a Way of Knowing.”
I need to do a small poster that I would prefer to have some color, and image, and not to look like a joke. For digital release only.
Is Canva my right choice? My other idea is to use a branded set of PPT slides to get the design elements in there. I just don't do this stuff.
Is Canva my right choice? My other idea is to use a branded set of PPT slides to get the design elements in there. I just don't do this stuff.
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I need to do a small poster that I would prefer to have some color, and image, and not to look like a joke. For digital release only.
Is Canva my right choice? My other idea is to use a branded set of PPT slides to get the design elements in there. I just don't do this stuff.
Is Canva my right choice? My other idea is to use a branded set of PPT slides to get the design elements in there. I just don't do this stuff.
I am reading some f-ing incredible student reflections!!!!
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am reading some f-ing incredible student reflections!!!!
"A mage, a twink, and a lesbian have to save the world..."
Ah, the three cardinal genders/sexualities.
Ah, the three cardinal genders/sexualities.
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"A mage, a twink, and a lesbian have to save the world..."
Ah, the three cardinal genders/sexualities.
Ah, the three cardinal genders/sexualities.
I like fantasy video games.
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I like fantasy video games.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Reposted by Brian P Katz (BK)
Our research team's new journal article in AERA Open reports findings from a study of 27 Latin* undergraduate Ss' experiences of servingness [i.e., racially-affirming support at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)], particularly focusing on gateway math instruction. doi.org/10.1177/2332... (1/5)
spongebob squarepants is holding his hands up in the air and says published
ALT: spongebob squarepants is holding his hands up in the air and says published
media.tenor.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Our research team's new journal article in AERA Open reports findings from a study of 27 Latin* undergraduate Ss' experiences of servingness [i.e., racially-affirming support at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)], particularly focusing on gateway math instruction. doi.org/10.1177/2332... (1/5)
I love that little cartoon that suggests otters are merfolk kittens.
September 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I love that little cartoon that suggests otters are merfolk kittens.