Ex maths lecturer. Classics under^H^H^H^H^Hpostgrad @ClassicsWarwick. Tweets about maths, classics and other random stuff. Now also @RobJLow@mathstodon.xyz.
Joined August 2016
- Tweets 40,018
- Following 401
- Followers 2,105
- Likes 15,892
891 Photos and videos
Jun 13
Not a whole lot of disagreement to be found, but a fun thread anyway.
Today we are arguing about whether or not Odysseus’ stories to the Phaeacians in books 9-12 are a complete load of malarkey
1
3
778
Robert Low retweeted
Today we are arguing again about translation, but this time, it is all about particles!
Particles are another thing that Greek has but we don't really see in English. They are in part connected to the language's orality
What in the iliad or the Odyssey should we fight about today?
5
9
85
19,116
Jun 5
Buggrit. :-(
Anthony Head, best known for TV roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Little Britain, dies aged 72 bbc.in/4g2M45Z
2
98
Robert Low retweeted
May 31
How can we generalise the fact that the angles at the vertices of a triangle add up to 180°, to apply to tetrahedra and higher-dimensional n-simplexes?
Here’s a result discovered by Benoît Bertrand and Lucía López de Medrano that I learned from Omar Antolín.
2
13
54
3,569
Robert Low retweeted
May 22
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Cleve Moler, co-founder of MathWorks and original author of MATLAB, on May 20, 2026.
A SIAM President and Fellow, Cleve was an icon and leader who helped shape generations and advance applied mathematics: mathworks.com/company/aboutu…
3
31
86
7,403
May 22
Looks like we might be moving on from 'Helen of Troy wasn't black' discourse to 'Jesus wasn't black' discourse. Good. I need a bit of variety in my social media feeds.
1
215
Robert Low retweeted
May 21
Farewell Michael Keating...
"Elegant my friend. Simply elegant."
35
126
1,049
73,824
Robert Low retweeted
May 18
1) Philosopher Bertrand Russell was born OTD in 1872. Here is his 'Ten Commandments for Critical Thinking' which I used to introduce to students on my courses...
1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything...
1
3
12
524
Robert Low retweeted
May 17
Man these CAPTCHAs are getting harder:
"Select all pain au chocolat."
8
148
743
18,301
Robert Low retweeted
May 17
the arXiv stuff is a such a perfect litmus test
sorry, antis, people should be able to use AI to help with research
sorry, bros, people should be held accountable for the quality of their work
I don't understand how any of this is controversial
11
18
198
4,424
Robert Low retweeted
Many "great" teaching ideas die the moment they meet a classroom of students who do not care.
You have to be in a classroom to truly understand that.
45
83
955
20,171
Robert Low retweeted
May 7
Long shot - because I don’t even know who is on here anymore! Does anyone have any experience teaching mixed ability or know anyone that they can direct me to, and do they mind sharing. @mrbartonmaths @DrFrostMaths @OAT_Maths @mathsjem @MathsPadJames @StudyMaths
5
4
1
2,591
May 5
Back in the 1970s there was a kids' sf TV programme called The Tomorrow People. These tomorrow people could teleport, which they called 'jaunting', and there was a comment that they got the name from an old science fiction story.
1/2
1
2
138
May 5
And yesterday I started reading Alfred Bester's 1956 novel 'The Stars My Destination'. So I finally found out which story it was. Only took me 50 years....
2/2
3
2
97
May 2
I don't know who needs to hear this*, but maybe before posting your devastating takedown of person who says <thing> you should stop and make sure you do actually know more about <thing> than they do.
*That may not be entirely true.
2
103
Apr 23
Seeing a lot more 'computers can't be intelligent/aware' posts, and I think it's about time that the phrase 'begging the question' (in the sense of petitio principii rather than its common use now to mean 'raise the question') got a lot more use.
2
190
Robert Low retweeted
Apr 22
Quite by accident, I found myself in Lidl’s centre aisle in pursuit of balsamic glaze, only to depart with a kayak, a welding torch, and a vague sense that civilisation has slipped its moorings.
54
253
2,045
52,750
Robert Low retweeted
Apr 20
Time for the Antigone Spring Books Give-away! 40 books and pamphlets on offer worldwide. Just repost this message and follow us, and on Sunday 3 names will be drawn. 1st chooses 20 things, 2nd 12, 3rd gets the rest. We'll add details of the items over coming days. Good luck all!
33
906
1,091
131,329
Robert Low retweeted
Apr 7
Math programs that look fun and engaging to adults are not necessarily effective for novices. It's the curse of expertise: once you're fluent, it's easy to forget the steps and hard work that it takes to get there.
15
31
269
16,995