Monthly Archives: December 2006

A random collection of links, on the whole not having anything to do with the holidays: A Stanford Physics Student in Berkeley is now An American Physics Student in England, and reports from the DAMTP Christmas party, where people were … Continue reading →

Scott Aaronson has adopted a sensible attitude towards the controversy over string theory, announcing in a new posting entitled Mercenary in the String Wars that his allegiances in this “War” are for sale to the highest bidder. I encourage all … Continue reading →

There’s a new magazine aimed at Harvard alums, named 02138 (after the local zip-code), and its second issue has just appeared. Personally I’ve never quite understood the phenomenon of people who retain a lifelong fascination with the fact that they … Continue reading →

The January Notices of the AMS is out. Two quite interesting articles, one of which is an interview with my colleague Joan Birman. She just recently officially retired, but, at the age of 79 is still very active in research … Continue reading →

Various things that I’ve run across recently that seem worth mentioning: The proceedings of the big yearly lattice gauge theory conference that was mentioned here, Lattice 2006, are now available here. The New York Times today in its Science Times … Continue reading →