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Musings on Math

@Musingsonmath

Trying to share the joy of mathematics, its history & interesting problems. You can see my math/physics stamp collection: http://instagram.com/mathphilately

Congratulations to Terence Tao for receiving the “The James Madison Medal, established by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA) … presented each year to celebrate an alumna or alumnus of the Princeton Graduate School who has had a distinguished career, advanced the…


Physicists Just Ruled Out The Universe Being a Simulation … "Drawing on mathematical theorems related to incompleteness and indefinability, we demonstrate that a fully consistent and complete description of reality cannot be achieved through computation alone," Faizal explains.…


“A New Theory of the Universe’s Origins Without Inflation … this new model suggests that a longstanding phenomenon of general relativity called gravitational waves are responsible for the universe and all its components, including galaxies, stars, planets, and life on Earth.”…


Great read for motivated students … “For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect … At the end of the day, it's just geometry.” livescience.com/physics-mathem…


A great motivation read for the talented but struggling math student … “Ken Ono shares his path to becoming an expert of mathematics.” cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/1…


Fascinating … physicists at @Caltech have a “new formulation of general relativity that is inspired by the equations that describe electromagnetic interactions show that general relativity behaves in the same way as the gravitational inverse square law described by Isaac Newton…


An excellent introduction to the Fourier Transform … “What Is the Fourier Transform? … Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of mathematics and physics. The calculation, called the Fourier…


Sad news … “Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92.” news.mit.edu/2025/professor…


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Today is August 24. Happy Birthday to Karen Uhlenbeck, born #OTD in 1942. She won the 2019 Abel Prize in mathematics for "her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work."

Mario_Livio's tweet image. Today is August 24. Happy Birthday to Karen Uhlenbeck, born #OTD in 1942. She won the 2019 Abel Prize in mathematics for "her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory, and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work."

“Harvard mathematicians are making an important addition. The Department of Mathematics launched the Benedict H. Gross Distinguished Visitors Program earlier this year thanks to a new gift from William R. Hearst III ’72. Each year, the department will invite a prominent…


It’s sad when we don’t realize that such an amazing person existed until he’s gone … absolutely well worth the read … “Emeritus Professor David C. Kelly — known to many simply as Kelly — died on June 10, 2025. He taught mathematics at [Hampshire] College from 1970 to 2015.”…


Sad news … Mathematician Jack Morava, renowned algebraic topologist, dies at 80. "Jack was a human first and a mathematician second, but still managed to be a mathematician of historic importance.” hub.jhu.edu/2025/08/08/jac…


As a new school year begins for many … an inspiring story for all students of mathematics … “At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery … After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up…


Happy 94th birthday to Sir Roger Penrose … August 8, 1931. Here’s a great video of him discussing his birthday and a tradition his shares with his brother … youtube.com/shorts/9TXgc_B… A biography - mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Pe…


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