4 Responses to Mathematics and mathematicians on Twitter

1. CHC says:

   August 17, 2017 at 03:24

   Just FYI — I searched the list for Ian Stewart, and he was there, #37. Two spots below, at #39, is Barack Obama. To be accurate, the list you referenced is titled “Mathematicians’ Favorite Twitter Feeds” not “Mathematicians on Twitter” — so it appears that Barack Obama is well-liked by mathematicians, whether or not he knows anything about Cantor sets or Bell inequalities.

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   • Enrique Guerra-Pujol says:

     September 3, 2017 at 18:50

     My bad! (Either that, or mathematicians are more “liberal” than the general population.)

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     • Craig says:

       September 24, 2017 at 00:57

       It could also be that a certain number of mathematicians will subscribe to the Twitter feed of whoever is President — so we do not have a “control” study of liberal vs conservative when it comes to mathematicians. But I would suggest that mathematicians would favor the popular vote rather than some arbitrarily subdivided and rehashed version of it… if I may be so bold, Mr. Torrance.
     • Enrique Guerra-Pujol says:

       September 24, 2017 at 03:51

       For what it’s worth, however. In his day Kurt Goedel preferred Ike to Adlai.