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Tag Archives: mathematicians
Math people moving around
In the June 2014 issue of the Newsletter of the European Mathematical Society,there is an article (by Martin Andler, from Versailles) on the invited speakers at this year’s ICM, and, in particular, on geographical shifts in their career. Besides offering … Continue reading
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Tagged "brain drain", developing world, education, ICM, mathematicians
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The French Andes and spectral gaps
I have spent this last week in a maths conference at Peyresq, in the French alps. I am tempted to say “the French Andes”: an altitude of 1500m is not trivial at this latitude, and the climb from the sea … Continue reading
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Tagged Alps, Andes, depopulation, esperantist graphs, Lidice, lost hikers, mathematicians, Peyresq, phantom village, Schreier graphs, spectral gaps
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The value of the variable 