Mathematically Uncensored

Aris and Pamela talk about how to think past the short term and what they want their legacy to be. Then, Aris shares an experience from a recent AMS meeting and they discuss if, how, and why the fight should continue.

Pamela and Aris catch up on their spring breaks! They talk about empowering students, during the REU process and grad school, and then talk about the Abel Prize and its most recent winner.

Aris and Pamela talk about the various “dimensions" that make up a person: how do students make sure their REUs and grad school programs will support them as a complete person? How can faculty support students in making these decisions? And what systemic changes will ensure that mathematicians are valued as their complete selves?

Aris and Pamela talk about cheating and qualifying exams and what it means to value people over math in the classroom. They also talk about what it feels like to be supported as a person of color, and the times that empathy is simply impossible.

Aris and Pamela talk about what it means to value people over content—and the times it requires you to feel uncomfortable. They also talk about the ways they've internalized white supremacy and how the search for white approval shows up in their everyday lives.

Pamela and Aris talk about recent grad school acceptances and professional development, and how plans play into both. They also discuss what’s come up in their inboxes and Facebook feeds in the last week and how they wish things had gone differently.

In this mailbag episode, Pamela and Aris answer questions from listeners about joy, mediocrity, and commonality.

Pamela and Aris talk about the “false dichotomy between joy and pain” and how they experience both in mathematics. They then discuss the amazing new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the AMS, and how the AMS better not screw this up. Finally, Aris and Pamela talk about Omicron and the ways we should keep ourselves safe, on both an individual and an institutional level.

Pamela and Aris talk about why the AMS really chose to stop their blogs—and what Mathematically Uncensored is going to do about it. They also talk about the ways people borrow authority in their diversity statements and grant applications, and what this means for the people of color they’re “borrowing” from.

Pamela and Aris talk about the respect that they are often denied—and how it shouldn’t be incumbent on their PhD. They then discuss where personal life intersects with getting a PhD, and what boundaries are and aren’t reasonable.