In 1981, Freeman Dyson addressed a typically distinguished group
of scholars gathered at the Institute for a colloquium, but
speaking on a decidedly atypical subject: “Unfashionable
Pursuits.”
The problems which we face as guardians of scientific...
During the first term of 2007–08, School of Mathematics
Professor Jean Bourgain and Member Van Vu of Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, ran a program on arithmetic
combinatorics. The Members in residence for the program ranged from
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