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In the kingdom of the blind, could double-blind be king?

During the Joint Math Meetings, I found myself discussing with a large and diverse group of people whether double-blind refereeing would be a good idea for math publications. This is not standard practice, although the referee usually does have anonymity … Continue reading

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Mathematicians in weird places

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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Lost and Found in Translation

Last month, I attended the Cuartas Jornadas de Teoria de Numeros in Bilbao, Spain. This biennial conference is targeted at (but not exclusively for) Latin American and Spanish number theorists. This year, they featured an impressive international roster of plenary … Continue reading

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