Rowena Ball

rowena-mathscieng.bsky.social

18 October 2026 10:39

The whole world in a signpost bedecked with melancholy lichens. Who among my comrades-in-woe will I meet at the end of Dismal Road?

colinb8.bsky.social

18 October 2026 10:39

@monsoon0.bsky.social I suspect topologists may disagree with the Zen master?

Barbara Fantechi

barbarafantechi.bsky.social

17 October 2026 23:22

I was thinking how being excellent and using AI isn't enough to get into media. I heard a talk recently by Annalisa Buffa. Her research group uses a metric shot tin of mathematical techniques plus AI support in coding to model well and fast things like blood flow in a heart.

Barbara Fantechi

barbarafantechi.bsky.social

17 October 2026 23:22

There was definitely no deskilling going on and so much solid maths, more and more year after year. And so many applications. She explained that help in coding, which was comparatively routine, helped the researchers focus on maths.