Monthly Archives: April 2019

Are Natural Mathematical Problems Bad Problems?

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Gil Kalai

One unique aspect of the conference “Visions in Mathematics Towards 2000” (see the previous post) was that there were several discussion sessions where speakers and other participants presented some thoughts about mathematics (or some specific areas), discussed and argued.  In … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to a Conference: Visions in Mathematics towards 2000

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Gil Kalai

Let me invite you to a conference. The conference took place in 1999 but only recently the 57 videos of the lectures and the discussion sessions are publicly available. (I thank Vitali Milman for telling me about it.) One novel … Continue reading →

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The (Random) Matrix and more

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Gil Kalai

Three pictures, and a few related links. Van Vu Spoiler: In one of the most intense scenes, the protagonist, with his bare hands and against all odds, took care of the mighty Wigner semi-circle law in two different ways. (From … Continue reading →

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Gothenburg, Stockholm, Lancaster, Mitzpe Ramon, and Israeli Election Day 2019

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Gil Kalai

Lancaster – Watching the outcomes of the Israeli elections (photo: Andrey Kupavskii) Sweden I just came back from a trip to Sweden and the U.K. I was invited to Gothenburg to be the opponent for a Ph. D. Candidate  Malin … Continue reading →

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