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Category Archives: conferences
New Installment of Math Book Club. Also, Talking Math Life at BIRS with Richard Guy
GA Math Book Club Continues My spring and summer reading has been dominated by Swedish noir and giant historical novels, most recently the incredible A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel. The French Revolution—Aaaaaaaaaaah! So brutal! However, I needed … Continue reading
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Tagged BIRS, Books, Cathy O'Neil, Genius at Play, John Horton Conway, Richard Guy, Weapons of Math Destruction
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Stuck in the South of France
The Calanques, where I hiked and swam every day during the conference. I love the variety of beautiful places (physical and intellectual) that math takes me. This week math has taken me to the south of France. What a wonderful place … Continue reading
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Tagged Bjorn Poonen, CIRM, Everett Howe, Irene Bouw, James Hirschfeld, math conferences, research difficulty
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Thoughts on Traveling: Doing the Math on My Carbon Footprint and Work-Life Balance
The most consistent advice I have received on being successful in math: Do good work. Stay connected with the mathematical community. Ok. How do we do these things? Early career mathematicians are especially encouraged to: Collaborate. Go to conferences. Participate … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon footprint, conference travel
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