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Here's my latest on the increasing gaps between open-weight and frontier #AI models revealed in the #1stproof third batch results, announced earlier this week: scieye.wordpress.com/2026/10…

The growing disparity between open-weight and frontier models and other insights from the third...

What can First Proof tell us about the disparities between open-weight and frontier models?

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Congrats Moni Naor!
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Congratulations to Moni Naor on winning the Knuth Prize! sigact.org/Prizes/knuth/cita… Watch our Polylogue interview with him by @science_eye last year. youtu.be/ElKnOs6-Gfg?si=pC0r…
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Here are some of my main takeaways from the exciting #Cryptography reunion workshop I attended as a Science Communicator in Residence @SimonsInstitute this summer - scieye.wordpress.com/2026/09… Many thanks to the organizers, Elette Boyle, Yuval Ishai, Abhishek Jain & Daniel Wichs!

A Decade in Cryptography Research: Advances and the Future with AI

Cryptographers from around the globe convened at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing this summer (July 2026) for a workshop titled “Cryptography 10 years Later: Obfuscation, Proof Syst…

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NicoleYunger Halpern@nicoleyh11Sep 3
How can quantum particle statistics help—or hinder—Maxwell’s demon, and what are the latest experimental updates about this prediction? I enjoyed talking with science writer Lakshmi Chandrasekharan about quantum thermodynamics, creative writing and more. scieye.wordpress.com/2026/08…
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How do social beings get together to successfully solve complex problems, when there's a lack of a central planner? By collaborating, which promotes the evolution of the #social behavior called collective intelligence. My latest for @TheSIAMNews- siam.org/publications/siam-n… #math

Game Theory for the Evolution of Collective Intelligence | SIAM

Lakshmi Chandrasekaran details a new paper that employs a game theoretic approach to explore the evolution of collective intelligence.

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Steven Strogatz
@stevenstrogatzJul 1
Alternative Fields Medals Nominate worthy candidates in four categories: 1. Excellence in mathematics research by somebody who is currently over the age of 40. 2. Excellence in mathematics research with approaches that are not mathematically rigorous (construed broadly). 3. Excellence in leadership in the mathematics community (construed broadly). 4. Excellence in exposition of mathematics to a popular audience. E-mail your suggestions to [email protected] by 10 July 2026. cc @masonporter
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A new blog post about using math to connect classical #thermodynamics with its #quantum origins- scieye.wordpress.com/2026/06… Thanks to Soonwon Choi, @quantum_aram & David Huse for the insightful conversations! #physics

A mathematical proof to bridge classical thermodynamics with its quantum origins

Scientists have grappled with the friction between quantum and statistical mechanics, ever since the birth of quantum mechanics a century ago. Quantum mechanical laws allow processes including time…

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Interview with Nikhil Srivastava about AI's capabilities for research math. From @science_eye. #1stproof bit.ly/3PJfD1X
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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing@SimonsInstituteJun 2
Some events coming up related to the #1stproof project (hosted by @Harvard this time): June 3 Introduction to First Proof: A Conversation cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/f… June 10 First Proof, Second Batch: Results  cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/f…

Introduction to First Proof: A conversation - CMSA

Introduction to First Proof: A conversation Date: June 3, 2026 Time: 1:00–2:00 pm Location: via Webinar Harvard CMSA Director Dan Freed will lead a dialogue with First Proof Editors Mohammed […]

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I had an engaging conversation with Nikhil Srivastava about the #1proof project, in my latest blog- scieye.wordpress.com/2026/05… #math #computing #AI #tech

Proof before the bake: scientists build criteria to track competence of AI in research math

I spoke extensively to Srivastava about the motivation for the project, the overwhelming public reception and community engagement to First Proof as well as future goals that the team hopes to achi…

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Steven Strogatz
@stevenstrogatzMay 30
If you like thinking about what math can do for biology and vice versa, you might like this public talk I gave a year ago. It contains a lot of stories from my own life. "From Math to Bio and Back: Reflections on a Two Way Street" youtu.be/feLiP5-lkV0?si=ZVts…

From Math to Bio and Back: Reflections on a Two Way Street | Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz1)

NITMB Public Lecture with Steven Strogatz, recorded on 5/7/2025St...

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Jens Eisert
@jenseisertApr 15
The challenges in and possibilities of achieving quantum advantage. It has been a great pleasure to discuss with @science_eye where we stand in quantum computing, what the remaining road blocks or "gaps" are and how we can overcome them. Recent months and years have been quite a rollercoaster. It makes strong reference to the perspectives article that @preskill and I have written on "mind the gaps: the fraught road to quantum advantage" (scirate.com/arxiv/2510.19928). Thanks a lot for the time and for the interview. scieye.wordpress.com/2026/04…
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Kevin Hartnett
@KSHartnettApr 14
I was glad to talk with @PublishersWkly about how much The Proof in the Code is a character-driven book. In addition to the big ideas about truth and verification, it's a story about a long friendship between @Leonard41111588 and Jeremy Avigad that shaped the development of @leanprover, as well as about the idiosyncratic reasons different mathematicians (Buzzard, Massot, Commelin, Scholze, Tao) found their way to Lean at different points in their careers. And it's a story of how people's dreams complement and conflict with each other.
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Are quantum proofs (solutions) stronger than classical proofs? I cover this in my latest blog- bit.ly/4sv0L5j Thanks @somechinanigans, @JohnBostanci, Andrew Huang, John Wright, Fermi Ma & Anand Natarajan for the engaging chat! #quantum #theoreticalcomplexity

Using classical oracles to differentiate quantum complexity classes

Research in quantum complexity classes QMA and QCMA explores whether quantum proofs are superior to classical proofs. Progress shows quantum solutions can be more efficiently verified, leading to i…

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Have you ever wondered where #math symbols " ➕ ", " ➖", "➗ ", etc. come from? Who developed them and when? If you've then this is for you! My latest story for @SN_Explores is about the evolution of these symbols - snexplores.org/article/where… #algebra #MathHistory #geometry

Ever wonder where our math symbols came from? Here are their stories

Their quirky history could help us better appreciate math as a living language — one whose symbols evolved over centuries.

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Steven Strogatz
@stevenstrogatzJan 23
To all math fans: This is going to be an incredible movie when it comes out. Can't wait! It's about Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal. MARYAM: The Mirror and the Map
Ken Ono
@KenOno691Jan 23
1/ ANNOUNCING 🎬 MARYAM: The Mirror and the Map, a feature film about Fields Medalist Maryam Mirzakhani (the first woman to win the Fields Medal). After The Man Who Knew Infinity, writer/director Matt Brown, Manjul Bhargava & I are reuniting as associate producers.
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Daniel Litt
@littmathJan 19
Excellent blog post by @thomasfbloom, hopefully the first of many! erdosproblems.com/forum/thre…
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Seyoon Ragavan@seyoonragavanJan 17
Can you encrypt a program to hide its inner workings while still enabling others to use it? This problem of "program obfuscation" is central to cryptography. To learn more, see this article! It also touches on a paper by myself, @NeekonV, and @Vinod_MIT from TCC 2024.
Lakshmi Chandrasekaran, PhD (she/her)@science_eyeJan 16
In my latest blog I discuss the challenges of building a powerful cryptographic technique that aims to “obfuscate” the internal implementation details of programs-scieye.wordpress.com/2026/01… Thanks @seyoonragavan & Rahul Ilango for the nice chat about their works @SimonsInstitute!

Constructing indistinguishability obfuscation schemes in a hardness rich world

Rachel Lin’s talk, “Expedition to Obfustopia,” at the Simons Institute examined indistinguishability obfuscation (IO) in cryptography. She highlighted the challenges in constructi…

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In my latest blog I discuss the challenges of building a powerful cryptographic technique that aims to “obfuscate” the internal implementation details of programs-scieye.wordpress.com/2026/01… Thanks @seyoonragavan & Rahul Ilango for the nice chat about their works @SimonsInstitute!

Constructing indistinguishability obfuscation schemes in a hardness rich world

Rachel Lin’s talk, “Expedition to Obfustopia,” at the Simons Institute examined indistinguishability obfuscation (IO) in cryptography. She highlighted the challenges in constructi…

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Steven Strogatz
@stevenstrogatzJan 9
I've just started reading this new book by Shekhar Khare, a renowned number theorist at @UCLA, and I highly recommend it. It takes the reader on an intellectual adventure, with very illuminating analogies and vivid storytelling. It's a book about some brilliant math, but it also has a great heart.
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