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The Coven-Meyerowitz conjecture original ↗

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Update, January 2023 original ↗

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2020

Universities in the time of climate change original ↗

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2019

Diversity statements original ↗

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2018

As you do unto us original ↗

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2017

Gifted while female original ↗

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Of birds and wires original ↗

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2016

Winter original ↗

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A seminar room of our own original ↗

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ArXiv, comments, and “quality control”original ↗

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The mathematics of wheel reinvention original ↗

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2015

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30 Nov 2015

A response to Scott Aaronson original ↗

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Discrete Analysis original ↗

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The weight of dead symbols original ↗

25 Jun 2015

Gender, conferences, conversations and confrontations original ↗

15 Mar 2015

The less complicated narratives original ↗

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2014

On proof and progress in feminism original ↗

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Maples original ↗

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Diversity and mathematics original ↗

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Art in the life of mathematicians original ↗

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ICM update: talk slides original ↗

15 Aug 2014

Maryam Mirzakhani makes history original ↗

12 Aug 2014

The human factor original ↗

23 Jul 2014

Would a mathematician pass the Turing test?original ↗

10 Jun 2014

Goldenchain trees original ↗

1 Jun 2014

ICM paper: Harmonic analysis on fractal sets original ↗

3 May 2014

G.H. Hardy and Mrs. Ellis original ↗

28 Apr 2014

Eternal sunshine of the progressive mind original ↗

8 Apr 2014

Sunset, Garry Point original ↗

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Obedience training original ↗

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St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, dogma and mathematics original ↗

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Non-academic jobs for mathematicians original ↗

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2013

The complexities of communism original ↗

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History as written by emigrants original ↗

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Thanks, U of T Math original ↗

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Fall original ↗

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Lou Reed original ↗

28 Oct 2013

Leaning back and smelling the roses original ↗

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Gender Bias 102 For Mathematicians: Merit original ↗

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Art like science original ↗

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Finite configurations in sparse sets original ↗

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Visibility of unrectifiable planar sets original ↗

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Cherry blossoms original ↗

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Gender Bias 101 For Mathematicians original ↗

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Still not on MathOverflow original ↗

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Shadowplay original ↗

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Fall, again original ↗

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Intellectual property at UBC original ↗

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The perils of changing the subject original ↗

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Biased original ↗

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My profile on Mathblogging original ↗

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The colours of the Okanagan Valley original ↗

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Too innumerate original ↗

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Yellow original ↗

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LRP update original ↗

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The rainbow tree original ↗

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Teaching load, itemized: part 2 original ↗

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Stanley Park original ↗

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My four languages original ↗

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Spring.original ↗

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Teaching load, itemized: part 1 original ↗

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Szemeredi wins the Abel Prize original ↗

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Trout Lake Park original ↗

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Buffon’s needles: a very short expository note original ↗

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The Sunday afternoon photo post original ↗

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Women in math, and the overhaul of the publishing system original ↗

26 Feb 2012

Summer school original ↗

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Fly me to the moon original ↗

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Let’s overhaul the seminar!original ↗

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Symmetry breaking.original ↗

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A brief guide to a full professor’s administrative work original ↗

15 Jan 2012

Sunset over Fraser River original ↗

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The state of the profession original ↗

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Happy holidays.original ↗

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Fall in Vancouver original ↗

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Steve Jobs on curiosity and intuition original ↗

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Random thoughts on publishing and the internet original ↗

14 Nov 2011

My objective is my methodology original ↗

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The art of balance original ↗

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Buffon’s needles and other creatures original ↗

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A question about terminology original ↗

30 Aug 2011

Is collaboration making us smarter?original ↗

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Unslouched original ↗

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