Category Archives: mathematicians in mass media

Rapunzel: The new math heroine?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Adriana Salerno

Yesterday, the Women in Film Foundation announced the recipients of the 2012 Film Finishing grant. There were two narrative films and seven documentaries awarded the grant, but the film that caught my attention is an animated short called “The Etymology … Continue reading →

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Mathematicians in weird places

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Adriana Salerno

Yesterday, Kiran Kedlaya was competing on Jeopardy!. I, along with many of my friends, was very (and maybe unreasonably) excited about this. There is something really exciting, always, about seeing someone you know on TV, or on stage, or in … Continue reading →

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