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Laurens Gunnarsen
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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
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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
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Ars longa, vita brevis...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song
No voice, no song.
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And it is somewhat misleading to refer to "Tubular Bells" as a song.
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I have been half in love with easeful Death...
bit.ly/31eKw0c
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Laurens Gunnarsen
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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
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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
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When you declare your friends to be either liars or backstabbers, you narrow your social circle.
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Laurens Gunnarsen
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Read more Wodehouse.
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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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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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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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You know, there's always space aliens. You could believe in space aliens. Of course, you and your cat would need these:
bit.ly/36LqSKH
bit.ly/2u7txkr
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Worth remarking that this GIF is not the final scene of the movie.
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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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There are other rumors more worth attending to; I wonder whether you've noticed.
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Laurens Gunnarsen
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You should spend more time in Japan.
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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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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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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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