I don’t know who needs to hear this but The Avalanches have a new album out

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They’re all trying to find the guy who did this

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Dark Academia – How Universities Die, by Peter Fleming I'm not very optimistic that academia can change for the better - I think it's too far gone - but this book at least identifies most of what is wrong. Perhaps, if enough of us read it, we can try to reverse the decline.

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Short thread asking @nytimes.com and other MSM to stop interviewing the same small handful of people every time something math-related comes up. Mathematicians are dismayed when AI scoops them on the results? How about look for advice from someone familiar with getting scooped and outpowered.

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Is science getting less disruptive? On the FQxI podcast in 2023, @davesmaths.bsky.social explained why a truly new idea can take years or even decades to come together, and why that’s a problem when early-career researchers are pushed to publish fast. 🧪 ⚛️

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