Josh Laison

Willamette University math professor, board games enthusiast, feminist, dad. Sucker for math gifs. Black lives matter. he/his/him

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@RanthonyEdmonds Following.

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@kimdayers Snacks count as important math stuff.

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@BresockCalculus Congratulations!

[John Gallagher @MereSophistry]

“The IRB has rejected your data management plan”

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@jess_ccg

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@pwr2dppl This is part of what you want: https://t.co/eDwAnmPIYV

[Ayliean @Ayliean]

The last aperiodic mono-tile announcement was just a warm up.

It has now reached its final form:

✨The Spectre✨

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@Boardgamefeast The Mind

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Spectre the Friendly Monotile, based on a new result by David Smith, Joseph Myer, @cs_kaplan , and @mathbun1 .

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They’ve only gone and done it!!

An aperiodic mono-tile ✨WITHOUT REFLECTIONS✨

Are you kidding me?!
What a time to be alive!! 💗

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"Board games are a celebration of problem-solving and problem-solving is at the core of a quality mathematics education... That’s why it is the #1 job of the parent to establish a culture of board gaming in the home."
-- @gamesbygord

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@LongFormMath

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@JacksonTegu The number of roads a man must walk down

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@BoardGameGeek @JonGetsGames @hollandspiele @AegirGames I had never heard of any of the games on your lists, and now I want to buy all of them!

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@425suzanne

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Pedro Pascal as Math Textbooks—a thread.

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@CrystalDax I enjoyed the episode, but I disagree with Eric about that Unlock, it's one of my favorites!

[Erica Klarreich @EricaKlarreich]

For more than 50 years, mathematicians have sought an “einstein”--a simple shape that can only tile the plane nonperiodically. Now a retired print technician has found one! My latest for @QuantaMagazine https://t.co/UYlKQ5OFZ3

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@VioletDGames @jonathanhliu Yayy!