Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.
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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.
This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
—the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.
It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
the suspension of visas from 75 countries
and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.
This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
—the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.
It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
the suspension of visas from 75 countries
and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
I mean, by July the energy shock is going to be so bad that nobody is going to be flying anywhere, so...
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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.
This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
—the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.
It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
the suspension of visas from 75 countries
and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@cdarwin Good for them. I like avoiding countries that run concentration camps, too.
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I mean, by July the energy shock is going to be so bad that nobody is going to be flying anywhere, so...
@johnzajac @cdarwin Only places that can be reached by bicycle remain.
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@johnzajac @cdarwin Only places that can be reached by bicycle remain.
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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.
This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
—the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.
It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
the suspension of visas from 75 countries
and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@cdarwin Are their virtual options for attendees?
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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.
This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
—the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.
It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
the suspension of visas from 75 countries
and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@cdarwin yes this boycott (large events happening in) America (that can happen elsewhere)
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