by Dana Mackenzie | Oct 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
In my career, first as a mathematician and then as a math writer, I’ve read a lot of books that were written by mathematicians “for the general public.” And yet I have found very few that describe the experience of working as a mathematician, in a...
by Dana Mackenzie | Sep 22, 2026 | Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Books, Chess, Mathematics
This morning, my op-ed about artificial intelligence, math, and chess was published in the Washington Post. Here’s a link, but (warning!) the article may be behind a paywall. Here’s my brief synopsis. Mathematicians have been facing an unprecedented summer...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jul 21, 2026 | Articles, Books
Today is publication day for a very unusual book that I contributed to. The Best Science Stories and How They Work is a compilation of eleven articles about science, selected by longtime science editor Siri Carpenter. Siri is also the co-founder of The Open Notebook,...
by Dana Mackenzie | Jun 2, 2025 | Books, Chess, Did You Come Here to Play Chess or to Have Fun?
Today I’m happy to give a shout-out to one of the longtime fans of “dana blogs chess,” Helmut Froeyman of Belgium… or as you might know him from the many comments he left on my blog, “brabo.” Helmut, who is a FIDE Master, has...
by Dana Mackenzie | Apr 30, 2025 | Books, Chess, Events
Hello again, world! This spring is an exciting time for me, because it’s publication time for my new book, Did You Come Here to Play Chess or to Have Fun? If you live in Europe, the book was already published earlier this month. If you live in America, the...
