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samjc

@sam_c@mstdn.social

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Husband, father, teacher from England. Sets crosswords as Dyno. Eats plants.

weblog	https://thetangent.space
crosswords	https://mycrossword.co.uk/dyno

Weekly digest 36: https://thetangent.space/2025/digest36/

Weekly digest 36 | the Tangent Space

Plans for the site: https://thetangent.space/2025/website-wishes/

Plans for the site | the Tangent Space

@ratika I love this idea

Bust your brain in 10 words or fewer: getting hooked on cryptic crosswords: https://thetangent.space/2025/cryptic/ #blaugust #blaugust2025

Bust your brain in 10 words or fewer: getting hooked on cryptic crosswords | the Tangent Space

@TheVoidTLMB good spot, but not going for 5-7-5, most contemporary English haiku is shorter, 10-14 syllables usually.

@kzoneind Like this, going to use it with my students

Continuing to work on "Ancient Oak": https://thetangent.space/2025/ancient-oak/ #blaugust #blaugust2025

Continuing to work on "Ancient Oak" | the Tangent Space

Weekly digest 35: https://thetangent.space/2025/digest35/ #blaugust2025 #blaugust

Weekly digest 35 | the Tangent Space

butterfly_trans

No, I didn't "forget your name", I didn't store it in the first place, it's called being GDPR compliant.

@james Great, I was going to add Bulgarian split squats to my routine next week, so glad I have this to look forward to

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CarveHerName Aug 13

#OnThisDay, 13 Aug 2014, Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal for her work on complex geometry. She was the first woman to win it since it began in 1936.

She died in 2017, aged just 40. Multiple awards and initiatives are named after her.

Heliograph Aug 13

@CarveHerName I remember when that happened and how depressing it was at the time

@CarveHerName personal hero. So many amazing women in hard physical science and mathematics

@CarveHerName International Women in Mathematics day is celebrated on May 12 in honor to Maryam's birthday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women_in_Mathematics_Day

International Women in Mathematics Day - Wikipedia