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  1. 🎓🚀 Terence Tao graces us mere mortals with a tome on math's "essentials," because clearly, numbers and algebra are still mysteries needing divine enlightenment. 📚✨ Can't wait to see how "popular" this "book" becomes among those who confuse mastodon with a math concept. 🤓🔢
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/02 #TerenceTao #MathEssentials #MathBook #PopularScience #MathMysteries #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Another day of signing into mastodon only to be greeted by yet another of Terence Tao's incredibly high quality updates on the usage of LLMs in generating math proofs.

    It is just wonderful.

    #terencetao #math #mathproofs

  3. 🎉 Terence Tao spins a yarn about a 50-year-old math problem that finally met its match thanks to the unholy trinity of #AI, internet strangers, and dusty old #books. 🤓 Expecting a gripping thriller? Nah, just another mathematician’s version of a fireside #chat. 📚💤
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/12 #TerenceTao #MathProblem #Community #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Ive rewatched #3blue1brown 's video with #TerenceTao about the Cosmic Distance Ladder.

    The Algorithm decided to bless me with this very enjoyable speech Terry did many years ago, which i guess is sort of the precursor to his video with 3blue1Brown

    I love listening to him talk about things. Just very enjoyable.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kY1gfrhNUIg

  5. Ive rewatched #3blue1brown 's video with #TerenceTao about the Cosmic Distance Ladder.

    The Algorithm decided to bless me with this very enjoyable speech Terry did many years ago, which i guess is sort of the precursor to his video with 3blue1Brown

    I love listening to him talk about things. Just very enjoyable.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kY1gfrhNUIg

  6. Ive rewatched #3blue1brown 's video with #TerenceTao about the Cosmic Distance Ladder.

    The Algorithm decided to bless me with this very enjoyable speech Terry did many years ago, which i guess is sort of the precursor to his video with 3blue1Brown

    I love listening to him talk about things. Just very enjoyable.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kY1gfrhNUIg

  7. Ive rewatched #3blue1brown 's video with #TerenceTao about the Cosmic Distance Ladder.

    The Algorithm decided to bless me with this very enjoyable speech Terry did many years ago, which i guess is sort of the precursor to his video with 3blue1Brown

    I love listening to him talk about things. Just very enjoyable.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kY1gfrhNUIg

  8. 📉 Terence Tao bravely attempts to tame the chaotic beast that is the Collatz conjecture, only to declare them "almost" conquered. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left wondering if this math prodigy just explained something or if he’s just flexing his alphabet soup of algebraic wizardry. 🤯🌀
    mathvideos.org/2023/terence-ta #TerenceTao #CollatzConjecture #MathProdigy #AlgebraicWizards #ChaosTheory #HackerNews #ngated

  9. 🥳🎩🎓 Oh look, Terence Tao discovers the magical world of math on steroids – now with 200% more buzzwords and 0% practical relevance! 🤖📚🤡 Forget solving real-world problems; let's just talk about them in endless papers! 🚀🔍
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/11 #TerenceTao #MathBuzzwords #AcademicPapers #PracticalRelevance #MathematicsHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  10. 🥳🎩🎓 Oh look, Terence Tao discovers the magical world of math on steroids – now with 200% more buzzwords and 0% practical relevance! 🤖📚🤡 Forget solving real-world problems; let's just talk about them in endless papers! 🚀🔍
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/11 #TerenceTao #MathBuzzwords #AcademicPapers #PracticalRelevance #MathematicsHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  11. 🥳🎩🎓 Oh look, Terence Tao discovers the magical world of math on steroids – now with 200% more buzzwords and 0% practical relevance! 🤖📚🤡 Forget solving real-world problems; let's just talk about them in endless papers! 🚀🔍
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/11 #TerenceTao #MathBuzzwords #AcademicPapers #PracticalRelevance #MathematicsHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  12. 🥳🎩🎓 Oh look, Terence Tao discovers the magical world of math on steroids – now with 200% more buzzwords and 0% practical relevance! 🤖📚🤡 Forget solving real-world problems; let's just talk about them in endless papers! 🚀🔍
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/11 #TerenceTao #MathBuzzwords #AcademicPapers #PracticalRelevance #MathematicsHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  13. 🚨BREAKING: Math Genius Discovers Earth Not Flat, Small Orgs Actually Small🤔💡! Terence Tao drops monumental revelation on #Mathstodon, apparently a social network for people who think Twitter's too mainstream📈. JavaScript warning: can’t read his mind without it! 😂
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1152599433 #MathGenius #EarthNotFlat #TerenceTao #SocialMedia #HackerNews #ngated

  14. 🚨BREAKING: Math Genius Discovers Earth Not Flat, Small Orgs Actually Small🤔💡! Terence Tao drops monumental revelation on #Mathstodon, apparently a social network for people who think Twitter's too mainstream📈. JavaScript warning: can’t read his mind without it! 😂
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1152599433 #MathGenius #EarthNotFlat #TerenceTao #SocialMedia #HackerNews #ngated

  15. 🚨BREAKING: Math Genius Discovers Earth Not Flat, Small Orgs Actually Small🤔💡! Terence Tao drops monumental revelation on #Mathstodon, apparently a social network for people who think Twitter's too mainstream📈. JavaScript warning: can’t read his mind without it! 😂
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1152599433 #MathGenius #EarthNotFlat #TerenceTao #SocialMedia #HackerNews #ngated

  16. 🚨BREAKING: Math Genius Discovers Earth Not Flat, Small Orgs Actually Small🤔💡! Terence Tao drops monumental revelation on #Mathstodon, apparently a social network for people who think Twitter's too mainstream📈. JavaScript warning: can’t read his mind without it! 😂
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1152599433 #MathGenius #EarthNotFlat #TerenceTao #SocialMedia #HackerNews #ngated

  17. imagine cutting funding for the world's most famous mathematician Terence Tao (who also happens to be a #mastodon user) in the name of "american greatness"

    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568409

    #uspol #NSF #NIH #uspolitics #math #mathematics #trump #MAGA #UCLA #TerenceTao

  18. 🚀 So, we’re now using Terence Tao as the yardstick for AI's prowess? 😂 Because obviously, the best way to evaluate cutting-edge technology is to compare it to a math genius who probably doesn’t even need JavaScript to solve problems. Meanwhile, someone's still trying to figure out how to log into #Mastodon. 🤦‍♂️
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1148814182 #AI #Evaluation #TerenceTao #MathGenius #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  19. 🚀 So, we’re now using Terence Tao as the yardstick for AI's prowess? 😂 Because obviously, the best way to evaluate cutting-edge technology is to compare it to a math genius who probably doesn’t even need JavaScript to solve problems. Meanwhile, someone's still trying to figure out how to log into #Mastodon. 🤦‍♂️
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1148814182 #AI #Evaluation #TerenceTao #MathGenius #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  20. 🚀 So, we’re now using Terence Tao as the yardstick for AI's prowess? 😂 Because obviously, the best way to evaluate cutting-edge technology is to compare it to a math genius who probably doesn’t even need JavaScript to solve problems. Meanwhile, someone's still trying to figure out how to log into #Mastodon. 🤦‍♂️
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1148814182 #AI #Evaluation #TerenceTao #MathGenius #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  21. 🚀 So, we’re now using Terence Tao as the yardstick for AI's prowess? 😂 Because obviously, the best way to evaluate cutting-edge technology is to compare it to a math genius who probably doesn’t even need JavaScript to solve problems. Meanwhile, someone's still trying to figure out how to log into #Mastodon. 🤦‍♂️
    mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1148814182 #AI #Evaluation #TerenceTao #MathGenius #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  22. Terence Tao, math's own Shakespeare, decides we all need ANOTHER analysis textbook 🎉. This one's adorned with "Lean" updates, because who doesn’t want their numbers constructed with a side of philosophical musings? 🧐✨
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/05 #TerenceTao #AnalysisTextbook #LeanUpdates #MathPhilosophy #Education #HackerNews #ngated

  23. 🚨✨ Breaking news: Terence Tao, human calculator, unlocks the mysteries of infinity! 🤯 Dive into an abyss of mind-numbing mathematical jargon and abstract theories that only three people on the planet understand. 📚💤 Spoiler alert: numbers are still infinite!
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/05 #TerenceTao #InfinityMath #HumanCalculator #AbstractTheories #MindNumbingNumbers #HackerNews #ngated

  24. 🚀 Oh joy, a #groundbreaking #tool that proves #math estimates, because who needs human logic when you can have more software bloat? 🙄 Terence Tao bravely steps where no mathematician has gone before: the painfully obvious. Stay tuned for more riveting #updates... or not. 💤
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/05 #softwarebloat #TerenceTao #humanlogic #HackerNews #ngated

  25. 🥳 Breaking News: Math Wizard 🧙‍♂️ Terence Tao discovers the ancient art of... factorizing factorials! 🎩🔢 Apparently, he's really excited about his groundbreaking ability to split numbers into *gasp* large chunks! 🌪️ Let the riveting adventure of - wait for it - #OEIS #A034258 unfold! 📜🔍
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/03 #MathWizard #TerenceTao #FactorizingFactorials #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  26. 33-year-old mathematician Wang Hong from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS-NYU) has proved the century-old Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions with collaborator Joshua Zahl!

    The problem is rooted in the question: what's the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep out if it has to be turned to point in every possible direction?

    News:
    [1] scmp.com/news/china/science/ar
    [2] english.jagran.com/world/chine

    2023 piece from Quanta Magazine on their earlier progress on the problem:
    quantamagazine.org/new-proof-t

    @tao
    #WangHong #CIMS #NYU #JoshuaZahl #Kakeya #KakeyaConjecture #ThreeDimensions #Needle #Geometry #QuantaMagazine #Conjecture #AdvancingMaths #Maths #Mathematics #CenturyOld #Tao #TerenceTao

  27. 33-year-old mathematician Wang Hong from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS-NYU) has proved the century-old Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions with collaborator Joshua Zahl!

    The problem is rooted in the question: what's the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep out if it has to be turned to point in every possible direction?

    News:
    [1] scmp.com/news/china/science/ar
    [2] english.jagran.com/world/chine

    2023 piece from Quanta Magazine on their earlier progress on the problem:
    quantamagazine.org/new-proof-t

    @tao
    #WangHong #CIMS #NYU #JoshuaZahl #Kakeya #KakeyaConjecture #ThreeDimensions #Needle #Geometry #QuantaMagazine #Conjecture #AdvancingMaths #Maths #Mathematics #CenturyOld #Tao #TerenceTao

  28. 33-year-old mathematician Wang Hong from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS-NYU) has proved the century-old Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions with collaborator Joshua Zahl!

    The problem is rooted in the question: what's the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep out if it has to be turned to point in every possible direction?

    News:
    [1] scmp.com/news/china/science/ar
    [2] english.jagran.com/world/chine

    2023 piece from Quanta Magazine on their earlier progress on the problem:
    quantamagazine.org/new-proof-t

    @tao
    #WangHong #CIMS #NYU #JoshuaZahl #Kakeya #KakeyaConjecture #ThreeDimensions #Needle #Geometry #QuantaMagazine #Conjecture #AdvancingMaths #Maths #Mathematics #CenturyOld #Tao #TerenceTao

  29. 33-year-old mathematician Wang Hong from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS-NYU) has proved the century-old Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions with collaborator Joshua Zahl!

    The problem is rooted in the question: what's the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep out if it has to be turned to point in every possible direction?

    News:
    [1] scmp.com/news/china/science/ar
    [2] english.jagran.com/world/chine

    2023 piece from Quanta Magazine on their earlier progress on the problem:
    quantamagazine.org/new-proof-t

    @tao
    #WangHong #CIMS #NYU #JoshuaZahl #Kakeya #KakeyaConjecture #ThreeDimensions #Needle #Geometry #QuantaMagazine #Conjecture #AdvancingMaths #Maths #Mathematics #CenturyOld #Tao #TerenceTao

  30. 33-year-old mathematician Wang Hong from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS-NYU) has proved the century-old Kakeya conjecture in three dimensions with collaborator Joshua Zahl!

    The problem is rooted in the question: what's the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep out if it has to be turned to point in every possible direction?

    News:
    [1] scmp.com/news/china/science/ar
    [2] english.jagran.com/world/chine

    2023 piece from Quanta Magazine on their earlier progress on the problem:
    quantamagazine.org/new-proof-t

    @tao
    #WangHong #CIMS #NYU #JoshuaZahl #Kakeya #KakeyaConjecture #ThreeDimensions #Needle #Geometry #QuantaMagazine #Conjecture #AdvancingMaths #Maths #Mathematics #CenturyOld #Tao #TerenceTao

  31. 👩‍🎓🔮 Behold, mathematicians have triumphed yet again with another mind-boggling revelation in their infinite quest to complicate #geometry. 😴💡 Terence Tao attempts to excite the masses by updating us on the “spectacular” progress nobody asked for, thanks to the ever-riveting Kakeya conjecture. 📏📐
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02 #mathematics #KakeyaConjecture #TerenceTao #research #breakthroughs #HackerNews #ngated