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Mathematical Danger

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 the typical math professor as nerdy and… Continue reading »

Spring Courses

Preregistration for spring courses runs October 31 to November 7. For department courses see the catalog and come to the Ice Cream Social 6:30-8 pm Tuesday, November 1 in Paresky 222. Continue reading »

Green Chicken Squeaker

The Williams team brought home the Green Chicken Saturday October 29, 2011, after a narrow victory over Middlebury 162-160. Congratulations to top scorers Carlos Dominguez, Jared Hallett, and Liyang Zhang; teammates Craig Corsi, Benjamin Demeo, Donny Huang, Stephanie Jensen, Philip Tosteson, Roshan Sharma, Avishek Shrestha, and Kaijie Zheng; coach Prof. Continue reading »

Badiou and Mathematics

I’d encourage mathematicians to look at Alain Badiou’s Being and Event and Logic of Worlds. Both are full of a lot of ideas. What mathematician cannot be thrilled by the statement in the introduction to Being and Event that “mathematics is ontology.” More directly, reading Badiou made… Continue reading »