Tag Archives: Fields Medals

Ways to improve Mathematics (an introduction)

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Persiflage

The goal of this continuing sequence of posts is to recognize the reality in how our subject is changing and how we should adapt. Even in a hypothetical world where AI was infallible, essentially omniscient, benevolent, a wonderful expositor, and … Continue reading →

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The spoils of Rio

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Persiflage

Congratulations to Akshay and Peter — don’t spend all those loonies at once! (Actually, I’m not sure that’s a grammatically correct usage of the word loonies unless they pay the winners in the form of 15000 coins; possibly the Hawk … Continue reading →

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