Monthly Archives: March 2011

Things That Deserve (but won’t get) Longer Blog Postings

Posted on March 23, 2011 by woit

Here’s a selection of news that deserves longer blog postings that, for one reason or another, I’m unable or unwilling to provide… This year’s Abel Prize goes to John Milnor. With an excellent blog posting about this from Fields Medalist … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Hype II

Posted on March 16, 2011 by woit

LHC-related hype is coming fast and furious this week during my vacation, with Vanderbilt University yesterday issuing a press release headlined Large Hadron Collider could be world’s first time machine. It’s based on this paper, and the Vanderbilt press release … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Hype

Posted on March 14, 2011 by woit

The LHC is back in business, producing stable colliding beams for the first time this year, although still with a small number of bunches and thus a low luminosity. The number of bunches and luminosity will increase over the next … Continue reading →

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Short Items

Posted on March 6, 2011 by woit

There’s a wonderful interview at the Notices with last year’s Abel Prize winner John Tate (video here). He blames the fact that his name is on so many mathematical results and concepts on Serge Lang. The 2011 Abel Prize winner … Continue reading →

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