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.

[truls46@mastodon.social]

@oddhack I would guess the concerns are more about the ability to leave the country again.

[judgyweevil@mastodon.uno]

@sgtgary If I was an "apolitical" mathematician, I would boycott it just for my own security

[villavelius@mastodon.online]

@sgtgary Well, they're mathematicians; they figured it out.

[villavelius@mastodon.online]

@sgtgary
Quite surprising how many international conferences there still are in the USA
https://internationalconferencealerts.com/usa-conferences

[tattie@eldritch.cafe]

@CowMan this is quite trigging
@sgtgary

[naturemc@mastodon.online]

@sgtgary Good! And it's not the only conference - some already moved. Here in France, scientists are warned by their collegues to travel to the USA. And we have several official travel warnings for people in EU countries, too (e.g. if you are trans, how they handle your privacy etc.)

[capeta@ursal.zone]

@judgyweevil @sgtgary those are some heavy duty quotes

[tillmanreuter@ecoevo.social]

@sgtgary I also am not considering conferences in the US

[fandasin@social.linux.pizza]

@CowMan @sgtgary

Why I love Mastodon.️
People understand me here!

That was my first thought seeing that banner.

[provokingcats@mstdn.social]

@CowMan @sgtgary
no, it don´t have to:
sin(x+a)
only if a = n*pi , where n is a whole number

[andii@mas.to]

@sgtgary
from the article: "“Holding the ICM in the United States, after it started two illegal wars, represents a double standard, given that, practically immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine, the ICM in Russia was canceled,”

[jejollyroger@mastodon.social]

@sgtgary a calculated decision

[rapsneezy@mastodon.social]

@sgtgary

I wonder if Terence Tao, probably the most prominent mathematician in the world, has said anything on this?

He was awfully quiet about the US regime cutting funding due to so-called "antisemitism" on campuses.

I did call him pout for complaining about the money, but ignoring the attacks on anti-genocide voices.

[cowman@thecanadian.social]

@provokingcats @sgtgary Not buying it. Sure, could do, but that is just a scummy old phase shifted cosine in disguise.

[judgyweevil@mastodon.uno]

@capeta @sgtgary It's because no one is apolitical. You can self-define yourself as apolitical, but sticking your head in the sand is a political message nonetheless

[rapsneezy@mastodon.social]

@judgyweevil @sgtgary

nothing is apolitical

anyone who tells you that is shutting you down

[rapsneezy@mastodon.social]

@truls46 @oddhack

yes, I would guess some signatories only care selfishly about their own safety and not about injustices and war crimes being carried out by the usa around the globe

[capeta@ursal.zone]

@judgyweevil @sgtgary that's exactly what I meant about the quotes

[provokingcats@mstdn.social]

@CowMan @sgtgary

a sine by any other phase would sine as sweet

[number6@fosstodon.org]

@sgtgary

For a story about math, they neglected some important numbers.

How many people actually attend a math(s) conference? How many signers were actually planning to visit? How far in advance was the venue and date set?