NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - A Big Day for Math
Yesterday was a big day for mathematics. We look at the winners of the Fields Medal.
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals
The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.
NPR (Jan Camenzind Broomby) - In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal
Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.
NYTIMES (Siobhan Roberts) - A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball
As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated icosahedron.
AMERICANTHINKER - Alan Turing: The Truth
Public Domain Given the facts, it’s impossible to hold up Alan Turing as a historical figure to be admired and imitated.
NPR (Scott Neuman) - How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.Open
NYTIMES (Gregory Barber) - They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.
Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future?
NYTIMES (Siobhan Roberts) - As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution
A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline.
MEGAPHONE (Joe Rogan) - #2503 - Eric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein, PhD, is a mathematician, former managing director of Thiel Capital, and a manager of the Galileo Project research team. He is the originator of the Intellectual Dark Web and creator of Geometric Unity: a proposed geometrically unified theory of fundamental physics.www.youtube.com/@EricWeinsteinPhDwww.geometricunity.orgwww.eric-weinstein.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Visit https://squarespace.com/ROGAN to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. MANSCAPED® 15% OFF your entire order. Visit https://manscaped.com/joeroganexperience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NYTIMES (Aubrey Clayton) - I’m a Mathematician. Trump’s Fun With Numbers Is Embarrassing.
The Trump administration is creative when it comes to numbers.