The teaching of my first tutorial at Williams occurred in Spring 2012, on phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary trees.  As with most tutorials, I had ten students in my class, grouped in pairs, where their strengths included pure mathematics, biology, art, …

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In what way is mathematics dangerous?  This past year, the Williams College Gaudino program has been looking at the idea of danger.  Hence my question, in what way is mathematics dangerous? Maybe there is emotional danger, as the media mocks …

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A typical professor in the science division at Williams college has three key items on the agenda:  teach courses, publish research papers, and apply for grants.  Teaching and research are the bread and butter of being a faculty member, but …

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I have been spending my sabbatical this year at MSRI and the University of California, Berkeley.  I cannot complain about the great interaction with faculty from all over the world, and the wonderful “sunny and 65” days in the Bay …

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This past week marks the rising of the Sol LeWitt sun in my part of the world.  At the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA), a beautiful new exhibition on The ABCDs of Sol LeWitt has just opened, exploring the …

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A great strength of the Mathematics and Statistics department here at Williams is the removal of classical boundaries. The two towers of research and teaching are not separated into distinct domains but integrated in one structure. Our conversations in the …

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