Category: Mathematics

• Thoughts on deconstruction and reconstruction in academia

  I find it interesting how much of deconstruction and reconstruction varies based on what field you work in along with subfield in academia. This will be mainly written from a Western perspective, which perpetuates some assumptions that do not apply everywhere. My personal definition of deconstruction is more of a critical analysis and taking apart…

  Merlin Star

  March 19, 2023

  Academia, Autism, Mathematics, Psychology, Racism

  Academia, deconstruction, privilege, Racism, reconstruction

• The Many Headaches of Interdisciplinary Training

  Academia in some countries (primarily Western Global North countries with lengthy histories of disciplinary academic departments) are now begging for more interdisciplinary staff. The reasons are fairly obvious: Relatively few staff are actually trained in interdisciplinary techniques, many staff are stubborn and refuse to learn about another field, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches are needed to…

  Merlin Star

  March 12, 2023

  Academia, Bias, Mathematics, Psychology

  Academia, barriers, disciplinary, interdisciplinary

• Black Mathematicians Thread

  Today, I did wind up finishing the thread on Black Mathematicians. I had a nasty flare up, which is why I finished 2 days late. However, late is better than never! I covered 28 Black Mathematicians, 14 women, and 14 men. All were cis. As it turns out, it is incredibly difficult to find nonbinary…

  Merlin Star

  March 3, 2023

  Autism, Mathematics, Race, Racism, Statistics and Probability

  Academia, Black History, Black History Month, Black mathematicians, inlclusion, mathematicians, Mathematics, Racism