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From Computational Complexity

Asymptotics of R(4,k)- a new result!

 At the workshop Ramsey Theory: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Edited by Alexander Soifer, 2011. (There is a printed proceedings that you can find.)  I saw Joel...

From Computational Complexity

The CONTRADICTION of Margaritaville and other songs

Jimmy Buffett passed away on Sept 2, 2023. His Wikipedia entry (see here) says his death was peaceful and he was surrounded by friends, family, and his dog, sohere...

From Computational Complexity

Theorems and Lemmas and Proofs, Oh My!

I was recently asked by a non-mathematician about the difference between the terms Theorem, Lemma, etc. My first reaction was I probably have a blog post on that...

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Why I have some sympathy for the Simulation Theory (We are all characters in a video game.)

There are some people who believe that we are all characters in a video game written by Abisola (this is sometimes called The Simulation Hypothesis). I first dismissed...

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Permutable Primes and Compatible Primes

This post is about an open problems column by Gasarch-Gezalyn-Patrick so they can be considered co-authors on this post. The column is here.Known: A permutablehere...

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Another problem with CHATgpt

 I was giving a recruiting talk for my REU program and I had some slides with testimonials from students:-------------------------------------------------------...

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"Never give AI the Nuclear Codes" Really? Have you seen Dr. Strangelove?

(I covered a simlar topic here.)  In the June 2023 issue of The Atlantic is an article titled:                                    Never Give AI Intelligence the...

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Finding and answer to a math question: 1983 vs 2023.

In 1983, as a grad student, I knew that HALT \( \le_T \) KOLG but didn't know how to prove it. I asked around and A MONTH later through a series of connectionshere...

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A futher comment on Chernoff--- and the future of ....

Ravi Boppana recently did a guest blog on Chernoff turning 100 for us here. Consider this unpublished comment on that post:  -----------------------------------...
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