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Another big star in the math sky

Vladimir Voevodsky (1966-2017) is credited with:
1. providing "a long-sought connection between the fields of topology and algebraic geometry."
2. propelling “the drive to mechanize proof and proof verification"

Please read about his life and work in Quanta: 

A mathematical luminary has passed.https://t.co/4tLoNg8PT1

— Quanta Magazine (@QuantaMagazine) October 15, 2017

The Washington Post:

Vladimir Voevodsky, acclaimed mathematician who won Fields Medal, dies at 51 - Washington Post https://t.co/dS9e35aTMU

— Physics & Math (@PhyMathWorld) October 7, 2017

Vladimir Voevodsky, Acclaimed Mathematician Who Won Fields Medal, Dies at 51 @washingtonpost https://t.co/1mxAaHpl61 pic.twitter.com/i0wE9edFZP

— IAS (@the_IAS) October 9, 2017

and the New York Times obituary: 

In case you missed it: Heck of an obit from The Times: https://t.co/jj9botOsbT

— Ken Jaworowski (@KenJaworowski) October 11, 2017

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The mission of schools and teachers is to develop an understanding of all that is true, good and beautiful.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 5, 2017

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Machine learning, you say?

Yisong Yue, assistant professor of computing and mathematical sciences, and his team developed a machine-learning tool to automatically generate talking animations from audio recordings of speech. Using eight hours of videos of "neutral" speech—speech without emotional inflection—comprising 2,543 sentences, the team trained a neural network to convert audio of speech into the corresponding animated facial movements. The algorithm allows animation of audio of any language, such as English and Chinese. The work was supported by a collaboration with @DisneyResearch​.

A post shared by Caltech (@caltechedu) on Aug 10, 2017 at 12:39pm PDT

If you're interested in machine learning and artificial intelligence, you may catch hours of video from the 2017 Applied AI Conference here:


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Mathematician Mirzakhani, Princess of Persia

Maryam Mirzakhani: Iranian newspapers break hijab taboo in tributes https://t.co/PEagGu8AUx

— The Guardian (@guardian) July 16, 2017

It's a wonderful story.  It's an inspiring story:  Iran’s state-run newspapers break with the country’s strict rules and show the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani the way she was, with her head uncovered, as the country mourns her death at the age of 40. 

Mirzakhani was the first and (so far) only woman to be awarded a Fields Medal.  That was three years ago. 
The world will always have her work, and these stories.
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What do you read?

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~ Nelson Mandela pic.twitter.com/pqWK41Y0Rf

— Mzilikazi wa Afrika (@IamMzilikazi) July 8, 2017

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Do you ask WHY? Reflections on everything uni.

1.
Just chill!
 
This 2017 commencement speaker studied Mechanical engineering (commonsense?) and Accounting (obsolescence?) at AUC.  What was the point? 

2.
The three-horned bull, whenever you're ready.

3.
The why of studying education?
 
Question everything, even the foundations. 

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Hidden Figures

Everybody says SEE IT. 

Rotten Tomatoes - over 90%
The Academy (Oscars) - 3 Nominations, including Best Picture.
Screen Actors Guild - Won, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
 

My sisters watched it in theaters months ago with my young cousin, and they said oh I just had to see it.  I've just watched it, finally, and oh yes.  Oh yes.  Even if you're old-fashioned and racist, don't deprive yourself of a very fine movie. 

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I love math(s) so I love me

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Still on my to-do list: learn Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics from Steven Strogatz (possibly through the publicly-available video series) , and separately, find out what Google Classroom is about - it could be my next addiction. 

#NextGreatDiscovery

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Frequency modulation synthesis, i.e. the foundation of digital music, was a #NextGreatDiscovery in 1967. https://t.co/vJViElfr50 pic.twitter.com/lQjfePkAxI

— Stanford University (@Stanford) April 22, 2017

The MIT-led @NASA_TESS mission will soon make the #NextGreatDiscovery in exoplanets. https://t.co/LjjrFnfq34 pic.twitter.com/eCQ83sPzL2

— MIT (@MIT) April 23, 2017

Last summer, our earth scientists' #nextgreatdiscovery captured earth-warming C02 and turned it into solid stone. https://t.co/PKk9onXZJg pic.twitter.com/2DnlRaIv1L

— Columbia University (@Columbia) April 21, 2017

In 1896, Dartmouth profs conducted the first medical x-ray, diagnosing a boy’s broken wrist: https://t.co/GDMRpygxgx #NextGreatDiscovery pic.twitter.com/FALQfBbZYv

— Dartmouth (@dartmouth) April 22, 2017

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"Political" science - #ScienceMarch

Why people are marching for science: ‘There is no Planet B’

 The Plan, and it keeps growing




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"Know how we feel, punk!" - Kendrick to Donald 

Sometimes science is radical, artistic.

A friendly reminder to keep your passion for your science going, no matter what they say. See here- Einstein made it! #hatersgonnahate pic.twitter.com/t98CGRRx0b

— Christopher Mason (@mason_lab) April 10, 2017

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What do you see?

 "Benjamin Banneker was obsessed with math and science. And his appetite for knowledge only grew as he taught himself astronomy, mathematics, engineering, and the study of the natural world."

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I've also been studying lives on Wikipedia: of Isaac Newton and Leonardo da Vinci.  

Shall we stick with logic or should we consider a shift to meaninglessness?

Reasoning is important. 



(We can still agree on this, one hopes?)

This series will teach you how to do it well.

• Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments 
• Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively 
• Think Again III: How to Reason Inductively 
• Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies

It's called Think Again (How To Reason And Argue) on Coursera.  Here are some reviews.  I haven't taken it myself, but I adore Coursera as you know, and I recall that this was touted as a most popular and well-loved course. 


Mathematicians are getting tired of the illogic in (American, soon-to-be-world) society, so please do what you can to help! 
Study something. 
Be less illogical. 
Share 'Think Again' with your friends. 

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Read Sergey Brin's mind #WEF17 #Davos

 Google/alphabet co-founder, Perennial top-five on my marry list, ... What is he thinking Re: Labour markets, Tech/Science, Education/Health, Social Evolution, ... ?

This 30-minute World Economic Forum "An Insight + An Idea" interview was wonderful for me in clarifying the uncertainties (e.g. AI and robotics eradicating jobs) and clarifying too that I really do have the right ideas for engaging this so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution : I teach/learn omnivorously, spend time creatively, invest less in outmoded structures/systems, feel free to work more for pleasure and/or meaning than before, ...

Alongside this future-correctness, however, I have no current income, so I often have to address the small matter of money for 1. food 2. internet 3. extras. I wish I had more "extras" 😎 

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