Essays

• 2 October 2026

  Only Anatevka

  by Ethan Sussman

  Community · Critique · Incentive · Reflection

  9 comments on Only Anatevka
• 2 October 2026

  Why I became a professional mathematician

  by Frank Vallentin

  Community · Personal experience · Reflection

  3 comments on Why I became a professional mathematician
• 1 October 2026

  A new type of paper mill

  by Eric Dolores-Cuenca

  Journals · Paper mill · Reflection

  7 comments on A new type of paper mill
• 30 September 2026

  The End of a Beautiful Era

  by Bogdan Chornomaz

  Critique · Reflection

  5 comments on The End of a Beautiful Era
• 29 September 2026

  Can AI truly prove anything?

  by Stepan Nesterov

  Digestion · Proof · Reflection · Understanding

  10 comments on Can AI truly prove anything?
• 28 September 2026

  Applied mathematics has met the machine before

  by Denys Dutykh

  Applied mathematics · History · Reflection

  25 comments on Applied mathematics has met the machine before
• 28 September 2026

  The Loss of Singularity

  by Benoit Henry

  arXiv · Attribution · Reflection

  12 comments on The Loss of Singularity
• 27 September 2026

  Knowing vs. Understanding: Humans and Machines in Puzzle-land

  by Cristopher Moore

  Knowledge · Puzzles · Reflection · Understanding

  6 comments on Knowing vs. Understanding: Humans and Machines in Puzzle-land
• 25 September 2026

  From non-sofic to non-hyperlinear groups: the new messiness of discovering and announcing big results

  by Francesco Fournier-Facio

  Announcement · Discovery · Personal experience

  31 comments on From non-sofic to non-hyperlinear groups: the new messiness of discovering and announcing big results
• 25 September 2026

  Dear conferences, journals, and hiring committees: don’t wait for everyone else

  by Amit Harlev

  Digestion · Journals · Norms

  8 comments on Dear conferences, journals, and hiring committees: don’t wait for everyone else