Ever since writing about the mathematics of love for Valentine’s Day last year, I have thought about writing an article that covers the mathematics of social connection in general.
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In the last week of Fall 2023 classes, I attended a workshop-style conference titled “Mathematical Opportunities in Digital Twins,” abbreviated MATH-DT, and co-organized by my PhD advisor, Professor Kathrin Smetana.
This weekend marks the beginning of the end-of-semester concert season, featuring the Stevens Orchestra’s performance tomorrow, with Concert Band (December 2), Jazz Band (December 8), and Choir (December 9) following Thanksgiving break.
In a shift back to personal math stories after the recent columns on national and global (tangentially) math-related events, I attended my first conference a couple weekends ago.
שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם
ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
Peace be upon you
One of the many poignant scenes in the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game occurs just after the famous mathematician and computer scientist cracks the Enigma Code.
While political intrigue may not excite the general readership as much as prison breaks, I found myself equally on the edge of my seat reading about how the US government narrowly avoided a shutdown as I was following the story behind my last column.
For those who followed the escape and eventual capture of the convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante over the past couple of weeks, you were in for a crime documentary playing out in real-time.
I recently watched The Social Dilemma, a documentary that dissects the darker aspects of social media platforms and similar tech mega-services like Google and YouTube.
Today marks the 2023 Innovation Expo, a culmination of sorts for the seniors at Stevens who have worked for the past school year on design or thesis projects.
While I was traveling for the holidays this past weekend, I listened to several episodes of “The Joy of Why?” podcast, which explores new and revolutionary ideas or advances in mathematics and the sciences.