medals, math, and seamounts

Friday, July 24, 2026

Brahma made me, and then I helped make everything else.

1. ChatGPT disproved Erdős’ Unit Distance conjecture in May — now what?
2. Hong Wang wins the Fields Medal — only the third woman ever
3. 25 years without bottom trawling — Chilean seamounts still haven’t recovered
4. Brian Potter’s new book on why efficiency is civilization’s engine
5. Why cheaper labor and materials can’t fix housing construction costs
6. Why millennial fiction keeps choosing flatness over feeling