Aman Arora

[Aman Arora @mn_roars]

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
#freedom250

📍Pier 39, SF

[Alex Imas @alexolegimas]

Happy 4th of July everyone.

I came here as a kid at 9 years old, not knowing a single word of english, lived on food stamps in section 8 housing. My parents cleaned houses while my sister and I collected cans for recycling. Our clothing was all donated and our furniture was things we found on the curb (here I am in front of our "tv set", the broken one being used as a stand for the little working b/w one).

But this country gave us an opportunity--to learn, to work hard and earn something for it. "Grateful" does not begin to cover it. I owe this country and its people everything I have.

Thank you America, happy 250 to the idea.

[Silvia Sapora @silviasapora]

After interviewing for Research Scientist roles at DeepMind, Isomorphic, Meta, Cohere and more, I wrote up everything I learned. Technical prep, logistics, negotiation, and emotional breakdowns. Check out my guide: https://t.co/eLh20ggMHW

[Kosta Derpanis (back home, Toronto ❤️) @CSProfKGD]

Nearest neighbour for the win 💪

[The Rocket Media @TheRocketMediaX]

Meet Raghu Mahajan!
(IIT-JEE Rank 1 & Top Physicist from India)

Working on some of the deepest questions in string theory, quantum gravity, and black holes.

> He grew up in Chandigarh, India
> Secured All India Rank 1 in IIT-JEE 2006
> Joined Computer Science at IIT Delhi
> After two years, he transferred to MIT
> Completed his Bachelor’s in Physics and Mathematics from MIT
> Pursued his Master’s at the University of Cambridge
> And completed his PhD and postdoc at Stanford University in theoretical physics and mathematics

After spending 16 years abroad, he returned to India in 2024 and today, he is a faculty member at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru.

At ICTS, his work sits at the intersection of advanced mathematics, quantum theory, string theory, quantum gravity, and the deepest questions about the universe.

His journey is also special because he chose to come back and contribute to building world-class research from India.

From Chandigarh to IIT Delhi, from MIT and Stanford to ICTS Bengaluru, Raghu Mahajan’s journey is a powerful reminder that India can become a global home for deep scientific research.

[Rishabh @Rixhabh__]

This guy used AI to put himself in Game of Thrones and fix everything

[Charles Rosenbauer @bzogrammer]

These two things are about the same size

"2nm" transistor gate pitch : 42nm

Flagellum motor : 45nm

[Aman Arora @mn_roars]

😂

[Daniel Litt @littmath]

chatGPT thinks (incorrectly in this case) that it has proven something pretty interesting. i’ve given it Daniel psychosis.

[IISc Bangalore @iiscbangalore]

IISc researchers found long-term meditators have stronger gamma brain activity & neural patterns linked to healthier inhibitory circuits. The findings suggest that sustained meditation could strengthen brain dynamics that usually weaken with ageing.

Read: https://t.co/FrHvfbcX48

[alz @alz_zyd_]

France has more Fields medalists than any other country in Europe, but performs extremely poorly on the IMO. Countries like Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria do very well on the IMO, but don't have a single Fields medal. Why?

[Richard Sutton @RichardSSutton]

Very nice video covering the ideas and history of reinforcement learning. Love the original footage from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

[Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz]

Terrific article by @AdamFrank4 on complex systems, self-organization, and the physics of life. https://t.co/IFF5UHOZJs

[Peyman Milanfar @docmilanfar]

Our massive conferences are increasingly unable to reliably verify findings at scale. This creates a perverse incentive structure that, instead of rewarding truth and accuracy, prioritizes novelty, citation impact, and speed. The body of literature has become like a floating hot air balloon that must collapse in due time.

[Aman Arora @mn_roars]

“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

[Alex Kontorovich @AlexKontorovich]

The Alpha Proof paper is out:

"Olympiad-level formal mathematical reasoning with reinforcement learning"

Congrats to Thomas Hubert and the whole team!!

https://t.co/MIqf81FG3I

[Aman Arora @mn_roars]

@Riazi_Cafe_en Analysis, Geometry.

[Ernest Ryu @ErnestRyu]

I used ChatGPT to solve an open problem in convex optimization.

*Part I*

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