Ontario has a math culture problem

The latest lacklustre EQAO math results in Grades 6 and 9 have once again brought mathematics education in Ontario’s schools back into the headlines. The debate about what to do next follows familiar lines. Perhaps more funding or a new curriculum will fix things. Perhaps the tests themselves are the problem. As a mathematician who…

New book: Limitless Minds

My new book Limitless Minds.

Social networks in novels and films

Social networks in novels and films

Emmy Noether arrives in the 22nd century

ICYMI: one of my short stories that appeared in The Mathematical Intelligencer. Enjoy! -AB *** My short story featuring a time travelling Emmy Noether has appeared in The Mathematical Intelligencer. You can also read the story here. Emmy Noether is one of my mathematical heroes and the story is my homage to her. I don’t…