Indra Kupferschmid πŸ’™πŸ’›13h ago
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Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference: More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

(While unfortunate, this needs to happen. Everyone should move their meet-ups away from the US for now) #uspol

Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference

More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.

Scientific American
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Show threadlord pthenq115h ago

@sgtgary
Boycotting!? How are they going to enter the country? It is the scariest thing to ask a casual visitor!

It is not like they can be denied entry... They can be arrested! And hold without any right for months!

Show threadJon14h ago
@sgtgary the article spins it as mostly about concerns about Former US policies, but I suspect a significant number of the signers also have concerns about their personal safety and ability to enter the country.
Show threadTruls (Klarname)10h ago
@oddhack I would guess the concerns are more about the ability to leave the country again.
Show threadSneezy5h ago

@truls46 @oddhack

yes, I would guess some signatories only care selfishly about their own safety and not about injustices and war crimes being carried out by the usa around the globe

Show threadozamidas14h ago
@sgtgary understandable crashout
Show threadMartin Vogel13h ago
@sgtgary
(totally distracted by a sign with a sine that is asinine)
Show threadmar12h ago
@sgtgary 'I was told to bring a sine' im crine 😭😭😭
Show threadMegatronicThronBanks11h ago
@sgtgary It would just be an insanely stupid place to host anything.
Show threadπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CowMan πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡²πŸ‡½10h ago
@sgtgary bahh. The image.. hmmm. Sine should be touching the x/y axis intersection (0,0)!!! ;(
Show threadTattie9h ago
@CowMan this is quite trigging
@sgtgary
Show threadFandaSin8h ago

@CowMan @sgtgary

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People understand me here!πŸ˜‚

That was my first thought seeing that banner.πŸ˜‚

Show threadprovokingcats8h ago
@CowMan @sgtgary
no, it donΒ΄t have to:
sin(x+a)
only if a = n*pi , where n is a whole number
Show threadπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CowMan πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡²πŸ‡½5h ago
@provokingcats @sgtgary Not buying it. Sure, could do, but that is just a scummy old phase shifted cosine in disguise.
Show threadprovokingcats3h ago

@CowMan @sgtgary

a sine by any other phase would sine as sweet ;)

Show threadZenDragoness//RES10h ago
@sgtgary straight!
Show threadjudgyweevil10h ago
@sgtgary If I was an "apolitical" mathematician, I would boycott it just for my own security
Show threadCLT/Linux 8h ago
@judgyweevil @sgtgary those are some heavy duty quotes 🀣
Show threadjudgyweevil5h ago
@capeta @sgtgary It's because no one is apolitical. You can self-define yourself as apolitical, but sticking your head in the sand is a political message nonetheless
Show threadCLT/Linux 5h ago
@judgyweevil @sgtgary that's exactly what I meant about the quotes 😁
Show threadSneezy5h ago

@judgyweevil @sgtgary

nothing is apolitical

anyone who tells you that is shutting you down

Show threadVelteropβ“β“ŠπŸͺ‚πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³πŸ‡±πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ9h ago
@sgtgary Well, they're mathematicians; they figured it out.
Show threadVelteropβ“β“ŠπŸͺ‚πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³πŸ‡±πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ9h ago
@sgtgary
Quite surprising how many international conferences there still are in the USA
https://internationalconferencealerts.com/usa-conferences
International Conferences in USA 2026

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Show threadPetra van Cronenburg8h ago
@sgtgary Good! And it's not the only conference - some already moved. Here in France, scientists are warned by their collegues to travel to the USA. And we have several official travel warnings for people in EU countries, too (e.g. if you are trans, how they handle your privacy etc.)
Show threadTillman Reuter8h ago
@sgtgary I also am not considering conferences in the US
Show threadAndii אַנדִֽי8h ago
@sgtgary
from the article: "β€œHolding the ICM in the United States, after it started two illegal wars, represents a double standard, given that, practically immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine, the ICM in Russia was canceled,”
Show threadEa6h ago
@sgtgary a calculated decision
Show threadSneezy5h ago

@sgtgary

I wonder if Terence Tao, probably the most prominent mathematician in the world, has said anything on this?

He was awfully quiet about the US regime cutting funding due to so-called "antisemitism" on campuses.

I did call him pout for complaining about the money, but ignoring the attacks on anti-genocide voices.

Show threadquangobaud5h ago

@sgtgary

I knew it! I knew it! Because why would they have our [mathematicians's conference] in [a place that calls it "math"] ?

Show threadNumber6 3h ago

@sgtgary

For a story about math, they neglected some important numbers.

How many people actually attend a math(s) conference? How many signers were actually planning to visit? How far in advance was the venue and date set?