A 30+yr old Math problem, the
Kakeya set conjecture in 3D has been solved!
For laymen: if you want to point a stick in every direction, you need 3D space to do it. The 127 page proof is by Math profs at NYU and UBC who will likely win a Fields Medal!
Terry Tao wrote a take:
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It's every student's responsibility to come out on the streets today. Fundamental changes in society is necessary for this to never happen again. #IIScwithRGKar
No place for silence. We demand accountability and justice. The horrific rape incident at RG Kar College in West Bengal must ignite action. We must fight for a world where such crimes are never tolerated.
#IIScwithRGKar
This blatant exposure of patriarchy and the gatekeeping of it by a female chief minister shows us the horrific condition of women in India. We must stop this and we will stop this. #IIScwithRGKar
In a modern Indian society, the violation of human dignity cannot and will not be tolerated. I strongly condemn the corruption and inaction of authorities that contributed to the incident and its aftermath.
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For those who were exposed to equivalence classes of Cauchy sequences before -the construction of \mathbb{R} by means of- Dedekind cuts (that beautiful concept of an infinitely thin knife 🔪 partitioning the continuum):
How’s your PTSD going? 👹