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Laurens Gunnarsen
Mathematical physicist and mentor to mathematically talented youth. Talent is that which bridges the gap between what can be taught and what must be learned.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
It seems to me that Senator Warren's question was legitimate. If Roberts presides without objection over a trial in which no witness is called, it does undermine faith in him and the Supreme Court among those Americans who view such a proceeding as prima facie unfair.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
Replying to @Piscesboy69
Ars longa, vita brevis...
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
No voice, no song.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
And it is somewhat misleading to refer to "Tubular Bells" as a song.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
Replying to @shannonwoodward
I have been half in love with easeful Death...
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Laurens Gunnarsen Feb 1
Replying to @tommycollison
The main point of going to college/university is the easy access it gives to some of the most brilliant and remarkable people on the planet. But very few students seem to recognize this. The loneliness of professors holding office hours is one of the great and poignant mysteries.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Replying to @EricRWeinstein
I rather regret spending the two or three minutes required to confirm, from Ms Reid's Wikipedia entry, that none of her many awards formally lauds her as the world's most unexpected top erotic actress. Many remarkable accolades, to be sure, but not that one. Why are you proud?
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Replying to @JamesGleick
When you declare your friends to be either liars or backstabbers, you narrow your social circle.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Read more Wodehouse.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Replying to @AoDespair
Wonder where Hector Hugh Munro's mortal remains are mouldering about now. Seems like the moral philosopher for our times. Ought to be worth a Kaddish or two himself.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
The really interesting question is: why is momentum a covector, rather than a vector? In the long run, it's really all about co-adjoint orbits, not cotangent bundles.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Lovely stuff. Palais was a marvel. Miss him every day. Possible to do this better, though, as Cartan already understood. And most of the ideas here are at least implicit in Lie. Still, lovely stuff.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Replying to @petridishes
You know, there's always space aliens. You could believe in space aliens. Of course, you and your cat would need these:
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
Replying to @CarmineSabia
Worth remarking that this GIF is not the final scene of the movie.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
I recommend you visit Akita-ken on your next trip to Japan. And Tottori-ken, and Wakayama-ken. Broaden your horizons a bit.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 31
There are other rumors more worth attending to; I wonder whether you've noticed.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 30
You should spend more time in Japan.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 30
Impossible to exaggerate just how impressive is the work of Nicky Case. He has no equal in the domain he has staked out, and perhaps no serious rival. Astonishingly good.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 30
Replying to @stevenstrogatz
Are you by any chance familiar with DYNAMICS: THE GEOMETRY OF BEHAVIOR, by Abraham & Shaw? It aims to teach the subject using only pictures (i.e., without equations.) Fascinating effort, both mathematically and pedagogically. One senses that Rene Thom would have approved.
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Laurens Gunnarsen Jan 30
Replying to @kathrynschulz
One of the greatest mathematicians I've ever known once told me that the difference between a good mathematician and a great one is simple: a good mathematician is wrong 99.9% of the time, while a great one is wrong only 99.5% of the time. To be great, you gotta love to fail.
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