Monthly Archives: July 2011

An argument for “meta-mathematics”

by Luke Wolcott Definition: meta-mathematics – the study of the human context of research mathematics. Includes the sociology of the math community, the psychology and cognitive science of mathematics, and implicitly the history and philosophy of math. (Yes, I’m co-opting … Continue reading

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One More Call For New Writers for the Blog

by Kareem Carr Last month, I invited readers of the blog, if they were so inclined, to consider writing for the AMS Graduate Student Blog. I would like to say that it was quite a successful effort and we have … Continue reading

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