Ted Lasso is back and so is Teaching Like Ted Lasso. Starting the season with the sage Francis Su @mathyawp.bsky.social @deltadc.bsky.social and I were wowed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmS...

Defining Joy with Francis Su

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I've moved my blog to Substack, and plan to revive my writing. To try out the platform, I posted the Spring 2026 article that I wrote on mathematical joy. open.substack.com/pub/franciss...

A Meditation on Mathematical Joy

What would a child's book about joy look like? Math might be on every page.

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Awww, Father’s Day card, from N5yo. We do a daily math problem every day

Didn’t expect to see my book mentioned by David Brooks in this Atlantic essay: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Something Big Is Happening on Campus

There’s a lot going right at universities, if you’re only willing to see it.

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Great meeting with all the good folks of the MAA Rocky Mountain Section. Travis Kowalski sketched this impressive doodle during my talk

What if asking “why” became second nature? In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Francis Su @mathyawp.bsky.social reflects on the joy of contemplation—and the kind of thinking that deepens our humanity. Read more at bit.ly/4mw7U2U

My Flourishing book is on sale at Amazon today, lowest I've ever seen it, so I bought some too, to give away. amzn.to/47qhVZs

Mathematics for Human Flourishing

Amazon.com: Mathematics for Human Flourishing: 9780300258516: Su, Francis, Jackson, Christopher: Books

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Joel was a great host who, because he’d read my work closely, managed to unearth lots of things I’ve never said in an interview before. I think you can tell we both really enjoyed this conversation

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This conversation with Dr. Francis Su reminded me that teaching mathematics well is about more than content...it’s about cultivating the kinds of habits and virtues that help people flourish. Episode live now. 🎧 Listen where you get podcasts or head to buff.ly/qa3KOnT for the audio & show notes.

Happy Pi Day! Seems a fitting day to share my piece for Virtues & Vocations magazine, entitled "A Meditation on Mathematical Joy". In it, I riff on this idea: what would a children's book about joy look like? socialconcerns.nd.edu/research/vir...

Terrific article describing how AI is changing what coders do.

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

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This new book Math Decoded by James Tanton belongs in every math teacher’s book collection. It encourages deep thinking around many natural questions that kids ask about numbers. Book launches this week!

Up early Monday morning at #JMM2026? Come to this breakfast at 7:30-9:00am: The AMS Committee on Engagement, Participation, and Advancement on Fostering Representation in Mathematics: Community Strategies, Discussion, and Continental Breakfast. Marquis Salon 2, Marriott Marquis

Hey #JMM2026 find me wandering around or at the Monday night Knitting Circle if you want to crochet a square based on a cellular automaton for a math/art/community exhibit www.grannylifecrochet.com

Some events I’ll be speaking at #JMM2026: J. Sutherland Frame Lecture: “100 Years of Sperner’s Lemma: Proofs, Generalizations, and Applications”, Sunday 2:10pm - 3:00pm, Ballroom A. I promise it will be a fun talk. And…

Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College, will give the Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) J. Sutherland Frame Lecture at #JMM2026 on “100 Years of Sperner's Lemma: Proofs, Generalizations, and Applications." buff.ly/190QBLP

We have a matching gift! With your help, we can #UnlockPotential and change the trajectory of a person's life. A $20 donation buys the first geometry set an incarcerated learner has ever had. Today, your gift is worth DOUBLE. prisonmathproject.org/donate

This Giving Tuesday, if you’re looking for an initiative that can really use your support, consider giving to this project that will help LA area math teachers and improve the math preparation of students, through the terrific work of the The UCLA Curtis Center: crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/47891

The Modern Math Teacher Circle Initiative

Help UCLA raise $7,500 for the project: The Modern Math Teacher Circle Initiative. Your gift will make a difference!

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I enjoyed this thoughtful conversation with English professor Wesley Beal. Asking big questions doesn’t have to be limited to the humanities. open.spotify.com/episode/1KV9...

Tell your Italian friends: I'm speaking at two events in Italy a week from now: A public event in Rome Sep 27 related to the Italian edition of my book: www.associazionetokalon.com/matematica-p... Then at the Global Math Summit in Cagliari on Oct 1: www.globalmathsummit.com Excited about both!

Come work with my fantastic colleagues! We have a job opening for someone in any area of operations research with a broad teaching porfolio. See the ad: math.hmc.edu/tenure-track...

Look what arrived in the mail! Five years ago, I got a call from @profnoahgian.bsky.social to discuss my experiences writing a book for the general public. Since then, he’s written TWO… this one out today, and he was just recognized with JPBM award for mathematics communication. Congrats, Noah!

Giving this lecture this Friday in San Francisco, also live-streamed on Zoom. The Ross Lectures highlight recent research in a way accessible to high school students. I’ll speak on work combining a lot of different types of math, but also offers some larger lessons about how math often gets done.

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The 2025 Arnold Ross lecture, "Randomness, Geometry, and Privacy,” will be delivered by Dr. Francis Su, hosted by Proof School on August 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. PDT (2:00 p.m. EDT). This event is free, but you must register by July 31 to access the Zoom link. Link in comments.

N4yo is into jokes, and is now improvising his own. He recently learned this one: “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Cow.” “Cow who?” “No, cows moo!” Here’s his new joke, which I thought was clever: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Toilet.” “Toilet who?” “No, toilet poo!” 🤣

Surprisingly funny, and touching. You’re welcome. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Subtle Art of the Dad Text (Gift Article)

When it comes to corny jokes, random photos and sincere pep talks, father knows best.

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Anyway, you should read Francis Su on this: www.amazon.com/Mathematics-... This book really influenced me to see math as a kind of pump for all sorts of virtues-- patience, thoughtfulness, humility, etc.

Mathematics for Human Flourishing

Amazon.com: Mathematics for Human Flourishing: 9780300237139: Su, Francis, Jackson, Christopher: Books

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The new Pope (or a name twin, but I think it's actually him) wrote a book that features Bayes's Theorem. 👀 academic.oup.com/book/50039/c...

Evaluative Criteria And Bayes’S Theorem

Abstract. MY analysis to this point has suggested that Bayes’s theorem cannot account, in one way or the other, for the evidence of evil or for the explana

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The new pope was an undergraduate mathematics major.

Some great interactive simulations here, thanks to math. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Can You Stop an Outbreak of a Contagious Disease? (Gift Article)

An interactive explanation of outbreaks, vaccines and herd immunity.

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For anyone interested in taking a summer math course, I'm teaching Discrete Mathematics (Math 55) online this summer. It's a 6-week course meeting online 3 days/week (MWF 8am-10:30am Pacific Time, May 28-July 2). More info: www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi... Apply here: www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi...

Everyone should see “Counted Out”, a film by Vicki Abeles. This Pi Day (3/14), I'm moderating a panel after the screening at UCLA. Register for the UCLA event here: curtiscenter.math.ucla.edu/news/13050/ More about the film, and other screenings around the US: www.countedoutfilm.com/screenings