On being a gay mathematician
My thoughts on being a gay mathematician.… Read More On being a gay mathematician
Interview with a mathematician: Richard J. Nowakowski
In the first of what I hope is an ongoing series of interviews with fellow mathematicians, here is my conversation with Richard J. Nowakowski. We sometimes just call him RJN for short. Richard works on graph theory and combinatorial game theory at Dalhousie University, where he is a University Research Professor. He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees under […]
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Interview with a mathematician: Jordan Ellenberg
CanaDAM’17 is underway at Ryerson, and tonight, Jordan Ellenberg is giving the Public Lecture on the cap set conjecture. I’m reposting my interview with him in honor of that occasion. Enjoy! *** Jordan Ellenberg is the John D. MacArthur and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He works in… Read More Interview with a mathematician: Jordan Ellenberg
CanaDAM’17 at Ryerson
We are rapidly approaching the 6th Canadian Discrete and Algorithmic Mathematics Conference here at Ryerson University. I’m the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee and things are hectic, but we are excited to host the conference. In honor of the event, I am reblogging an older post about the event. Enjoy, and see you soon at… Read More CanaDAM’17 at Ryerson
Vote Villani!
Who is Cédric Villani? Cédric Villani is many things: a rock star mathematician, a Fields medalist, and a bestselling author. He is also running as a member of the party La République En Marche! for the National Assembly in France. With shoulder length hair, cravat, and spider brooch, Villani does not look like your typical mathematician. He is certainly not… Read More Vote Villani!
You can’t hide from the primes
What are primes? A prime number is a positive integer with exactly two different divisors. For example, 2 is prime, as 1 and 2 divide it. The same is true for 3, 5, and 7. But 6 is not prime as it has four divisors 1, 2, 3 and 6. On first glance, we may think… Read More You can’t hide from the primes
Interview with a mathematician: Lisa Jeffrey
I met Lisa Jeffrey in Ottawa this February, where we worked together on the NSERC Evaluation Group for Mathematics & Statistics. We walked back to the hotel from dinner one evening and discussed her field of symplectic geometry, which was largely a mystery to me. She described the symplectic camel and I knew then I had to learn… Read More Interview with a mathematician: Lisa Jeffrey
