Mathematics
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New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems
That was the case until the mathematicians Kirsten Wickelgren and Jesse Kass, associate professor at UC Santa Cruz, came to a sudden realization: that enumerative geometry might provide the exact kind of deep insights that Hilbert had hoped for.
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Tom Lehrer, singer and influential political satirist, dies at 97
Satirical singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who was also a mathematician and later taught math and musical theater at UC Santa Cruz, died on July 26. Also covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, AP News, NPR, and additional outlets.