Mastodawn

Physicists just invented a math proof so complex, it doubles as a new form of #torture for grad students 🤯🔢. Meanwhile, Quanta Magazine's editors are busy patting themselves on the back for making math sound like the latest Netflix #thriller 🎬📚.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/string-theory-inspires-a-brilliant-baffling-new-math-proof-20251212/ #mathproof #gradstudents #QuantaMagazine #HackerNews #ngated

String Theory Inspires a Brilliant, Baffling New Math Proof | Quanta Magazine

Years ago, an audacious Fields medalist outlined a sweeping program that, he claimed, could be used to resolve a major problem in algebraic geometry. Other mathematicians had their doubts. Now he says he has a proof.

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Pete Bachant Dec 8

Overleaf to VS Code in the browser in under 2 minutes: https://youtu.be/GjyMxwYbdXk

#gradstudents #openscience #latex

Overleaf to GitHub Codespaces (VS Code in the browser) in under 2 minutes

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Nick Byrd, Ph.D.May 26, 2025

Stevens Inst. of #Tech and #NewJersey Inst. of #Technology lead the #USA in exporting graduate #education: 81–88% of their #gradStudents are international: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/upshot/harvard-trump-international-students.html

Nationally, #higherEd makes the country’s top 10 biggest #trade surpluses: https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/05/02/attacks-on-higher-education-endanger-u-s-leadership-abroad-opinion/83369926007/

Nicole Hennig May 22, 2025

When ChatGPT Writes Your Research Proposal: Scientific Creativity in the Age of Generative AI https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/5/55 #AI #creativity #GradStudents

Nicole Hennig May 22, 2025

When ChatGPT Writes Your Research Proposal: Scientific Creativity in the Age of Generative AI https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/5/55 #AI #creativity #GradStudents

plasmaphysics May 5, 2025

Hello! This week is nuclear fusion week (see link: https://usfusionenergy.org/fusion-energy-week). Some grad students of ours will be having lightning talks that the public can attend online. Feel free to attend tomorrow May 6th at 3:45 PM EST, at this zoom link : https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/97091976972

#fusion #science #plasmaphysics #energy #lightningtalks #gradstudents