NSERC Competition Week
I am heading to Ottawa next week for NSERC Competition Week to judge NSERC Discovery grants in Mathematics & Statistics. Colleagues have asked me about how this works. I am reblogging an article I wrote from last year, which summarizes how the week unfolds. I’ve updated a few points, but the structure and function of the…
Mashup: PBS Infinite Series, NSERC, and Anna Magnani
January is one of my busiest months behind September. I’m focusing my energy now on NSERC evaluations, writing my book on graph searching, pursuing my research program, and working with graduate students. I’m also Associate Dean and teaching a course, so things are hectic (the question really is, when are they not?). For this blog, I…
Review of Hidden Figures
Math has no color Mathematics has no color. Mathematics has no gender or sex. Mathematical truths are universal, and may be discovered by anyone with sufficient talent and perseverance. Mathematics doesn’t care how much money you have in your bank account or what style of shoes you wear. That’s what I would like to believe. The truth is…
Canada’s mathematical institutes
The School of Athens January is a busy time for me with teaching, NSERC reviews, and my research and writing projects. With all that activity in mind, I am posting a short blog this week about Canada’s math institutes, intertwined with a few personal stories about them. Next week I will blog on Babai’s startling…