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Human interest
Mathematicians are fascinated by the elegance and beauty of the ideas behind mathematical theories. Their personal stories are equally important and interesting as their discoveries.
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The importance of LGBTQ+ visibility in mathematics•
February 24 2023, by Rowel GündlachBeyond the rainbow crossing: on issues, questions, and opportunities for LGBTQ+ researchers.Read article - Article
Some thoughts on ChatGPT••
January 27 2023, by Nicos StarreveldI was very excited and interested when I heard some months ago about ChatGPT and what it can do. Both as a mathematician and as a teacher I was very curious about the responses it would give to my questions.Read article - Article
A mathematical journey from Pakistan to Ghana•
November 30 2022, by Diletta MartinelliI have the privilege to use mathematics as a way to explore amazing corners of the world and meet wonderful people.Read article - Article
Let me tell you a story from my teaching•
November 18 2022, by Nicos StarreveldOn Wednesday I was teaching an exercise class on graph theory. There was this one exercise that was troubling me for a couple of days, I couldn't solve it and it was frustrating.Read article - Article
Finance, Networks and Statistics come together•
November 4 2022, by Michel MandjesOne of the lessons learned after the financial crisis of 2008, with Lehman Brothers collapsing, causing instability in the global economy, was that there is a strong need to better model the underlying financial network in an economy as a whole.Read article