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US public libraries, community centers, and schools are invited to host low-cost screenings of "Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani" and/or "Journeys of Black Mathematicians" documentary films as part of the 2026 Year of Math events: theyearofmath.org/programs/#fi...
We love and recommend to our students and their families the #Mathical prize-winning books from @slmath.bsky.social @mathmoves.bsky.social and are excited to dig in and explore the newly announced 2026 winners! What a great resource to identify important #mathisfun books. #mtbos
Lots of #mathisfun at the library! After working with a 4th grader, I got to explore some of the new #Mathical books from @slmath.bsky.social @mathmoves.bsky.social and will check them out for my classes. In 2 weeks we start a #Crazy8sMathClub - the kit arrived! Crazy8sClub.org #mtbos #iteachmath
Graphic: "Hot-Off-The-Press Book News: How Did You Count? wins the 2026 Mathical Book Prize!" features the Mathical Book Prize logo and the book cover for "How Did You Count?" by Christopher Danielson from Stenhouse Publishers.
🎉 🎉 Congratulations to How Did You Count? and author Christopher Danielson 📚📚 on winning the 2026 Mathical Book Prize. We're thrilled for the math joy that How Did You Count? brings to children, teachers, and caregivers. ❤️ www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026...
“two-time Mathical award-winner” has kind of a nice ring to it!
Honored to be honored and grateful to @stenhousepub.bsky.social for giving us all these chances to play math together
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👏👏 9 KILOMETERS is a 2026 Mathical Book Prize Honor Book for Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10) 👏👏
Congratulations to author Claudio Aguilera, illustrator Gabriela Lyon, and translator @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social!
#mathicalbookprize #math #childrensbooks #award
Congratulations to the 2026 Mathical Book Prize Winners!
NCTE’s representatives on the Mathical Book Prize Committee this year are Gabriella DeLeon-DeHaan and Katie Papesh.
Sarah Miller, NCTE Manager of Book Initiatives & Intellectual Freedom, delivered remarks at today's awards event.
2026 Mathical Honor Books - 10 Cats by Emily Gravett - Hello Hello Numbers by Brendan Wenzel - Look by Gabi Snyder, illustrated by Samantha Cotterill - Pêyak Little Duck: A Counting Book in Plains Cree and English by Sandra Lamouche, illustrated by Mando Littlechild - Six Little Sticks by Tiffany Stone, illustrated by Ruth Hengeveld - Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper, illustrated by Kenard Pak - 365: How to Count a Year by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Julien Chung - One Million Trees: A True Story by Kristen Balouch - Over in the Mangroves by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Dikshaa Pawaskar - Sam Sorts by Marthe Jocelyn - Toes, Teeth and Tentacles: A Curious Counting Book by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page - Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe by Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced, illustrated by Rocío Arreola Mendoza - Way Past Embarrassed by Hallee Adelman, illustrated by Josep Maria Juli - 9 Kilometers by Claudio Aguilera, translated by Lawrence Schimel, and illustrated by Gabriela Lyon - Mr. Pei’s Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I.M. Pei by Julie Leung, illustrated by Yifan Wu - Who Was Katherine Johnson? by Shelia P. Moses and Who HQ, illustrated by Dede Putra - Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn’t by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Chris Hsu - Adventures in Math: How to Level Up Your Math Game by Carleigh Wu, illustrated by Sean Simpson - BenBee and the Teacher Griefer by K.A. Holt - The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy - The Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez - Talia’s Codebook for Middle School by Marissa Moss - The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon by Richard Maurer - The Secret Astronomers: A Novel in Notes by Jessica Walker - The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal by Ambika Vohra Get the Mathical List at mathicalbooks.org
Congratulations to the 2026 #MathicalBooks Honor Books! These math-inspiring fiction and nonfiction titles were published over the last decade, with many suggested by our community. View the list and grade-level flyers of all 2015-2026 books for ages 2-18 at www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026....
2026 Mathical Book Prize Award Winners: - PreK: Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate (Candlewick Press) - Grades K-2: How Did You Count? by Christopher Danielson (Stenhouse Publishers) - Grades 3-5: The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by Anna Bron (Candlewick Press) - Grades 6-8: Imposter by Cait Levin (Charlesbridge) - Grades 9-12: Jesmeen Kaur Deo (Disney-Hyperion Books) Get the Mathical List at mathicalbooks.org Logos: Mathical Books, Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and the Children’s Book Council (CBC).
Celebrating 2026 #MathicalBooks Award Winners by grade bands:
- Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate
- How Did You Count? by Christopher Danielson
- The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by Anna Bron
- Imposter by Cait Levin
- Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo
WOOOHOOOO! It's Mathical Book Prize day! Great titles here, and I'm especially thrilled to see Christopher Danielson's HOW DID YOU COUNT? win the Young Reader, grades K - 2 category! So thoroughly deserved.
@triangleman.bsky.social and @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social, you made a marvelous book 🥰
2026 Mathical Book Prize Award Winners and Honor Books cover art. Find all the winners at https://www.mathicalbooks.org including Mathical Booklist and resources for ages 2-18. Mathical is a program of the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), in coordination with the Children's Book Council (CBC).
The 2026 Mathical Book Prize winners are here! 30 new titles feature outstanding fiction and nonfiction for ages 2-18 with inspiring math themes. View this year's Mathical Award Winners and Honor Books at www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/02/2026.... #mathicalbooks @ncte.org @nctm.org @cbcbooks.bsky.social
As we announce the 2026 #mathicalbooks winners, math-inspiring books for ages 2-18, join us today (Feb. 19) at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific (1700 UTC) for the live awards announcement on Zoom, featuring live readings from winning authors! Register: www.mathicalbooks.org/2026/01/regi...
Francis Nimmo, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, smiling for a photo after a talk at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute at UC Berkeley.
Francis Nimmo, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, speaking in front of a crowd at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute at UC Berkeley.
Francis Nimmo, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, speaking behind a podium at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute at UC Berkeley.
Thanks to professor Francis Nimmo of @ucsc-eps.bsky.social, who launched our special Friends of SSL colloquium series with a talk on the Moon's formation. A big thanks also to our friends at @mathmoves.bsky.social for hosting the talk in your beautiful auditorium.
Call for Membership: Spring 2027 AxIOM Programs at SLMath (MSRI) in Berkeley, California. Visits of 1-4 weeks. Apply by March 31, 2026 via MathPrograms.org. 1. Commutative Algebra, Representation Theory, and Other Interactions (January 25 - February 19, 2027) 2. Machine Learning for Mathematics (March 1-26, 2027) 3. Building the Mathematical Library of the Future (March 15 - April 9, 2027) Logos: National Science Foundation, SLMath
Call for Membership: Spring 2027 AxIOM Programs at SLMath. Apply by March 31, 2026 via mathprograms.org/db/SLMath for visits of 1-4 weeks to participate in new short-term, intensive collaborative research programs. Eligibility: Researchers with a PhD or advanced graduate standing.
SLMath is now hiring an Events Manager & Board Liaison (Full-time, 40 hours per week, onsite in Berkeley, CA). Details and how to apply: www.slmath.org/jobs
Two children reading Mathical Books at their school library, winner of a 2025-26 Mathical Collection Development Award
Congratulations to the 40 U.S. Title I schools who received Mathical Collection Development Awards in 2025-26 with the generous support of the Guru Krupa Foundation. Learn more about this year's awards, organized in partnership with School Library Journal: www.mathicalbooks.org/2025/12/2025...
Reminder: tonight (Tuesday 1/20) at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern, teams of U.S. mathematical scientists can join a Zoom info and application session for SLMath's newest summer research opportunity for teams, LATTICE. Register: msri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Information Session for LATTICE 2026 summer research for teams program at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath). On-site in Berkeley, California from June 22 through July 3, 2026. https://www.slmath.org/lattice
Apply to the 2026 LATTICE summer research for teams program in Berkeley, CA by Feb. 1, 2026. The LATTICE Co-Directors will host an open information and application session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT for U.S. researchers to learn more: msri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Today at #2026JMM in Room 144C are panels organized by participants in Summer Research in Mathematics, beginning with the SLMath Special Session on Combinatorial Aspects in Commutative Algebra all morning. #JMM2026
Today, #2026JMM attendees are invited to join the Friends of SLMath (MSRI) Teatime Reception anytime between 3:00-4:30pm ET. We will share news & recognizing the 20th anniversary of the #MSRIUP Research Experience for Undergraduates. Details: www2.slmath.org/jmm-2026-rec... #JMM2026
Join SLMath at #JMM2026 today in Room 144C of the Washington Convention Center for MSRI-UP 2025 student presentations, plus a special talk and panel discussion from 3-4:30pm ET for the 20th anniversary of this #NSFfunded Research Experience for Undergraduates. @jointmath.bsky.social #2026JMM
Join SLMath at our #2026JMM events in Washington, DC from January 4-7, 2026: www.slmath.org/public-event.... All are welcome at the SLMath Teatime Reception, Math Institutes Open House, and research presentations by past participants in SLMath summer research and MSRI-UP REU 20th anniversary panels.
SLMath and @slj.com congratulate the 40 U.S. Title I school libraries who have been named 2025-26 Mathical Collection Development Award Winners! The #mathicalbooks awards are generously supported by the Guru Krupa Foundation. Learn more: www.mathicalbooks.org/2025/12/2025...
Congratulations to George Csicsery of Zala Films on being a 2025 Buzzies Award Winner at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Rio de Janeiro for the 2025 documentary film "Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Creating Pathways". Learn more about this film series at www.jbmfilm.com.
LATTICE 2026 Summer Research for Teams program flyer for SLMath. For full details, visit https://www.slmath.org/lattice/409.
Existing or newly formed teams of 2-5 US mathematicians: apply by Feb. 1 for the new LATTICE program at SLMath (MSRI). LATTICE teams are funded for a 2-week visit to Berkeley, CA (June 22-July 3, 2026) to work on a new or established project which they define: www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/...
Emma Hasson is standing in a colorful radio studio filled with musical instruments and shelves of memorabilia behind them.
Emma Hasson headshot. What does a mathematician do as an AMS Mass Media Fellow. Learn More. Notices logo.
"As mathematicians we often feel the public has little interest in what we do, but… At Scientific American I heard over and over that math is one of the most popular topics they cover—the readers simply can’t get enough," says Emma Hasson, 2025 Mass Media Fellow in January Notices.
Event flyer for Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) seminar "The future of formal mathematics is here" featuring Tudor Achim, Co-Founder and CEO of Harmonic. Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 2-3pm US Pacific Time, held in person at SLMath's Eisenbud Auditorium and online via Zoom. All are welcome, registration not required. Afternoon tea to follow for in-person attendees. Address: 17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. For Zoom and additional info, visit https://www.slmath.org/seminars/28957.
Join us Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 2-3pm Pacific for a special seminar, "The future of formal mathematics is here", by Tudor Achim, Co-Founder and CEO of Harmonic, whose formal reasoning model Aristotle achieved gold medal equivalent performance on the 2025 IMO: www.slmath.org/seminars/28957.
Event flyer for Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) seminar "The future of formal mathematics is here" featuring Tudor Achim, Co-Founder and CEO of Harmonic. Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 2-3pm US Pacific Time, held in person at SLMath's Eisenbud Auditorium and online via Zoom. All are welcome, registration not required. Afternoon tea to follow for in-person attendees. Address: 17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. For Zoom and additional info, visit https://www.slmath.org/seminars/28957.
Join us Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 2-3pm Pacific for a special seminar, "The future of formal mathematics is here", by Tudor Achim, Co-Founder and CEO of Harmonic, whose formal reasoning model Aristotle achieved gold medal equivalent performance on the 2025 IMO: www.slmath.org/seminars/28957.
Thank you for sharing! (As a reminder, all are welcome to come by the Austine McDonnell Hearst Library at SLMath in Berkeley during our normal business hours - these and many other mathematical volumes are available to read on site.)