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British Mathematical Colloquium, day 2

Things may be a bit briefer from now on. The first plenary talk was by Irit Dinur on the unique games conjecture. I think I understood roughly what this conjecture says, but what it has to do with games, unique … Continue reading

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NBSAN in St Andrews

This week, during a spell of lovely spring weather and new blossom, the 20th meeting of the North British Semigroups and Applications Network was held in St Andrews, organised by Markus Pfeiffer. It was good to see old friends such … Continue reading

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