Monthly Archives: March 2012

גאומטריה, שוויון ומזל

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Gil Kalai

דברי תודה בשם מקבלי פרס רוטשילד 2012 אדוני שר החינוך, הלורד רוטשילד, פרופסור קולברג, עמיתי כלת וחתני הפרס, גבירותי ורבותי אפתח בתודה מקרב לב בשם מקבלי הפרס לקרן רוטשילד. פרס רוטשילד הוא אות חשוב ומרגש להערכה של החברה שלנו למדע, … Continue reading →

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Satoshi Murai and Eran Nevo proved the Generalized Lower Bound Conjecture.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Gil Kalai

Satoshi Murai and Eran Nevo have just proved the 1971 generalized lower bound conjecture of McMullen and Walkup, in their  paper On the generalized lower bound conjecture for polytopes and spheres . Let me tell you a little about it. … Continue reading →

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Which Street is More Important: Canner Street or Cold Spring Street

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Gil Kalai

Is it possible that Cold Spring Street is as important as Canner Street? I knew Canner Street from my earlier visits to Yale but Cold Spring Street was new to me. Naturally, I assumed that Canner Street was the important … Continue reading →

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Michal Linial: No Witches in Portugal

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gil Kalai

It gives me great pride to present:   Michal Linial:  March 2012 No witches in Portugal Landing in LISBOA, Portugal last night. I need to get to my hotel in Cascais. The nice lady in the tourist information ordered a … Continue reading →

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