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Peter Baddoo, Department of Mathematics instructor, dies at 29
Peter Baddoo, an instructor in the Department of Mathematics, passed away suddenly on Feb. 15 while playing basketball on campus. Baddoo joined the
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It’s a weird, weird quantum world
In 1994, as Professor Peter Shor PhD ’85 tells it, internal seminars at AT&T Bell Labs were lively affairs. The audience of physicists was an
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QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science
The second QSEC Annual Research Conference (QuARC) brought together MIT student and postdoctoral researchers, staff, faculty, and industry partners
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MIT wins 83rd Putnam Mathematical Competition, sweeps top five spots for third consecutive year
The MIT math dynasty continues to break records for its performance in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. For the third year
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Mensa Cat Monday: Knock Knock
A new mathematical Mensa Cats cartoon by J.B. The post Mensa Cat Monday: Knock Knock appeared first on CatSynth.
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Nine from MIT named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Nine members of the MIT faculty are among 126 early-career researchers honored across seven fields with 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships by
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Nine from MIT named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Nine members of the MIT faculty are among 126 early-career researchers honored across seven fields with 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships by
Bad probabilities
I’ve been disproportionate in my coverage of toxic right-wing figures in science fiction publishing and I’d like to make amends for the bias in
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50 Years of Hawking & Ellis
Today, 16th February 2023, sees the official publication of a special 50th anniversary edition classic monograph on the large scale structure of
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The Elements of Euclid
My recent post pointing out that the name of the space mission Euclid is not formed as an acronym but is an homage to the Greek mathematician Euclid
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A Backronym for Euclid?
The Euclid Satellite As a fully paid-up member of the Campaign for the Rejection of Acronymic Practices I was pleased to see the top brass in the
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Nature on “decolonizing” mathematics
The latest issue of Nature, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals, has a long (4-page) feature about the “decolonization” of
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When should data scientists try a new technique?
If a scientist wanted to forecast ocean currents to understand how pollution travels after an oil spill, she could use a common approach that looks
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“This is the type of life that I want”
Growing up in Idaho, Catherine Ji found herself with a lot of time to write. “Idaho is a great environment for writing because it’s isolated and
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MIT mathematicians receive honors for 2023
Members of the Department of Mathematics community — including faculty, students, and alumni — were recognized for their achievements at the