Monthly Archives: September 2013

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing ….”

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Zachary_Goldman

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems. — Mahatma Ghandi Here is a venn diagram that summarizes my thinking about this quote. Imagine another large … Continue reading →

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Scholars and “outreach”

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Zachary_Goldman

This summer, the American Mathematical Society released an article arguing for mathematicians to focus only on academics and research while in graduate school and post-doc programs.  Essentially, the idea is that outreach (defined in the article as increasing representation of … Continue reading →

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