I love ❤️ the fact that the Leelavati Prize goes to Hannah Fry @fryrsquared.bsky.social #ICM2026
Lakshmi Chandrasekaran
@lakshmic.bsky.social
Freelance science writer covering tech, math, computer science- https://lakshmichandrasekaran.contently.com/. Words in SIAM news, MIT Tech Review, Science News, Kellogg Insight, Quanta & others. Blog website: https://scieye.wordpress.com/
A new blog post about using math to connect classical #thermodynamics with its #quantum origins- scieye.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/a... Thanks to Soonwon Choi, @harrowing.bsky.social & David Huse for the insightful conversations! #physics
A mathematical proof to bridge classical thermodynamics with its quantum origins
Scientists have grappled with the friction between quantum and statistical mechanics, ever since the birth of quantum mechanics a century ago. Quantum mechanical laws allow processes including time…
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I had an engaging conversation with Nikhil Srivastava about the #FirstProof project, in my latest- scieye.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/p... #AI #tech #math
Proof before the bake: scientists build criteria to track competence of AI in research math
I spoke extensively to Srivastava about the motivation for the project, the overwhelming public reception and community engagement to First Proof as well as future goals that the team hopes to achi…
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Are #quantum proofs (solutions) stronger than classical proofs? I cover this in my latest blog- bit.ly/4sv0L5j Thank you Chinmay Nirkhe, @johnbostanci.bsky.social Andrew Huang, John Wright, Fermi Ma & Anand Natarajan for the engaging chat! #ComplexityTheory #TheoreticalComputerScience
Using classical oracles to differentiate quantum complexity classes
Research in quantum complexity classes QMA and QCMA explores whether quantum proofs are superior to classical proofs. Progress shows quantum solutions can be more efficiently verified, leading to i…
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Happy Pi Day!! Mark the occasion with some of our favorite stories about pi (and about pie), and share how you celebrate!
The Science of Pi
The number pi emerges from one of the simplest, most symmetric shapes, yet it gives rise to endless complexity. This Pi Day, find out about some of the fascinating places pi pops up and the burning qu...
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Check out our latest blog post by Shreya Roychoudhury, the founder of Mathemagica (Instagram: @math.emagica): “I am an engineer, a founder, and a woman who refuses to be subtracted from the equation.” ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/the-magic-in... #Teaching #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech #HerMathsStory
This was a fun piece to write! I learnt quite a bit about the evolution of #math symbols while working on it. Thank you Alex Bellos, Amir Alexander, Kate Kitagawa, Raul Rojas & @sarah-hart.bsky.social for the nice conversations. #algebra #MathHistory #geometry
Science News Explores@snexplores.bsky.social · 6mo agoDid you know the + symbol wasn’t used for addition until the 1400s? How did people do simple sums before that? We explain. https://www.snexplores.org/article/where-math-symbols-came-from
For my latest blog, I spoke to Thomas Rothvoss @uwcse.bsky.social, inaugural recipient of the Trevisan Prize about his journey into #computerscience, challenges in #optimization, his latest exciting research projects & open problems in the field - scieye.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/e... #algorithms
Exploring challenges in optimization with Thomas Rothvoss
Thomas Rothvoss, a University of Washington computer scientist, received the inaugural Trevisan Prize for his significant contributions to approximation algorithms in optimization, particularly for…
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“Becoming part of a mentoring scheme is also some of the advice I would give to my 18-year-old self too — to look out for networking opportunities and mentorship programmes; to find people who have chosen a similar path.” - Christina Runkel ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/christina-ru... #HerMathsStory
This is such a cool take on snakes and ladders, never thought of it this way! @peterrowlett.net
New Scientist@newscientist.com · 6mo agoWhile snakes and ladders is purely a game of chance, there is a way to add some strategy, says mathematician Peter Rowlett
“I feel that many women (…), might not know what (…) a career in maths actually means (…). I believe it is important to tell them that this is an option.” - Nishu Kumari ➡️https://hermathsstory.eu/nishu-kumari/ #HerMathsStory #Academia #Combinatorics #Europe #Postdoc @randomstructures.bsky.social
In my latest blog, I discuss the challenges of building a powerful #cryptographic technique that aims to “obfuscate” the internal implementation details of programs- lnkd.in/gT3smPZh Thanks Seyoon Ragavan and Rahul llango for the nice chat about their works @simonsinstitute.bsky.social! #TCS
Constructing indistinguishability obfuscation schemes in a hardness rich world
Rachel Lin’s talk, “Expedition to Obfustopia,” at the Simons Institute examined indistinguishability obfuscation (IO) in cryptography. She highlighted the challenges in constructi…
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“(...) It is possible to create an authentic picture of #mathematics and convey an impression of how mathematics forms its own world of well-ordered structures with a striking internal consistency (...)” - Lisa Hefendehl-Hebeker ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/lisa-hefende... #HerMathsStory
One of our founders is posting about Her Maths Story on this fantastic #scicomm account, where each week, a different scientist posts about their work. @realscientists.de @realscientists.bsky.social
Pause @ Real Scientists DE@realscientists.de · 7mo agoZum Abschluss möchte ich gerne noch mein privates Projekt @hermathsstory.bsky.social vorstellen. Das habe ich vor fast genau 5 Jahren (wir haben am 20. Januar 5-Jähriges 🎉) zusammen mit zwei Freundinnen in's Leben gerufen.
#ShowMeYourKnits #knitterschoice Fundamentals of Lace, 2025: the newest #mathart I’m exhibiting at the Joint Math Meetings next week. Details (like the allusion in the name) are through the link and in the alt text. 🧶 #knitsky #mathknitting #symmetries gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/...
As we march towards the end of 2025, we reflect on the amazing mathematical journeys that our contributors have transported us to! In total, we published 11 stories and 4 blogs this year. 1/8 Photo by Giulia Bertelli on Unsplash
What does it mean to compute blindfolded? A curious topic how #homomorphic #encryption helps safeguard privacy while allowing extraction of insights from #data. Learn more here- bit.ly/3XMMT8R Thank you Alexandra Henzinger! @vinodnathan.bsky.social @csail.mit.edu @simonsinstitute.bsky.social
Extracting Insights while Protecting Privacy: The Promise of Homomorphic Encryption
Smartphone security now uses homomorphic encryption to label unknown calls as potential scams without accessing contact lists. This cryptographic tool allows computations on encrypted data, enhanci…
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Happy to share Surya Mathialagan's #math journey in @hermathsstory.bsky.social! I met Surya at @simonsinstitute.bsky.social & found her path to #cryptography research fascinating - from her early love of puzzles to #MathOlympiads! Hope you enjoy reading it! #TheoreticalComputerScience #Proofs
Her Maths Story@hermathsstory.bsky.social · 8mo ago“Representation shapes what seems possible, even when no one says it out loud. I feel so incredibly lucky to have crossed paths with (...) incredible women.” - Surya Mathialagan ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/surya-mathia... #Cryptography #USA #Math #TheoreticalComputerScience #hermathsstory
The latest post in @hermathsstory.bsky.social features how to #breakbarriers in #math! Thank you Ashleigh Ratcliffe & Rosie Evans for your thought provoking article! #academia #invisibleworkload #allyship
Her Maths Story@hermathsstory.bsky.social · 8mo agoAshleigh Ratcliffe & Rosie Evans wrote a blog post presenting their booklet on how to improve gender diversity in maths: “Sharing of information, opportunities and networks is invaluable, especially to first generation PhD students and minoritised groups.” ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/the-piscopia...
Today @hermathsstory.bsky.social is happy to feature Ilse Fischer's journey in #math. IIse works on enumerative #combinatorics. Not sure what that is?! Check out her story where Ilse provides fun everyday examples of where you might be using them!
Random Structures@randomstructures.bsky.social · 9mo agoCheck out Ilse's profile over on Her Maths Story! We think it's really worth a read 👏 #womeninmaths #mathematics #austria #womeninstem
When a perigee and full moon collide, this bold, beautiful lunar event can rise. This week’s word is supermoon. https://www.snexplores.org/article/scientists-say-supermoon-definition-pronunciation
My latest blog covers how scientists Ewin Tang, John Wright and colleagues derived inspiration from studies in #linguistics to estimate #quantum states: scieye.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/f... Thanks to @simonsinstitute.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk to researchers about this exciting work!
From Butterflies and Shakespeare to Estimating Quantum States
It is expected that any complex calculation performed on an error-prone quantum computer will result in an output in the form of a random quantum state. This random state itself is a probabilistic …
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It was a pleasure chatting with Yael and Daniele about several developments in #cryptography! Thank you @simonsinstitute.bsky.social for this opportunity!
Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing@simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 10mo agoIn this episode of Polylogues, @lakshmic.bsky.social sits down Yael Tauman Kalai and Daniele Micciancio to discuss developments in lattices and FHE, the gap between theory and practice, and the unique culture of crypto as a field. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_R3...
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world
This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Three Scientists for Work in Quantum Mechanics
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world
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1/2 How can one make sense of dolphin vocalizations and behavior? First, "use machine learning to rediscover human words by just watching unlabeled videos of people talking about things," said @mit.edu's Mark Hamilton, speaking at the Simons Institute. Video: simons.berkeley.edu/talks/mark-h...
1/2 While in Hawaii during the pandemic, Markus Freitag realized he should take whale language translation seriously. "I really fell in love with whales. You could just lay in the water and you could hear them singing," he said at the Simons Institute. Video: simons.berkeley.edu/talks/markus...
I had fun speaking today at the Quantum World Congress panel on Demystifying Quantum: How to Communicate Cutting Edge Science to Diverse Audiences. Alongside the fantastic moderator @csrday.bsky.social and esteemed panelists @nicoleyh11.bsky.social and Ben Stein #QWC2025
Early-bird reg. discount for ScienceWriters2025, the annual conference for science journalists and science writers, ends next Weds (Oct 1). I plan to attend SciWri, as usual. It's always great. Let's all attend to re-energize, learn, make job connex & hang out in Chicago. sciencewriters2025.org
Welcome - ScienceWriters2025
ScienceWriters is an annual conference for professionals and students who produce material about science, health, engineering, and technology for the public.
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I was intrigued to find out what are "Mechanical #quantum memories" & listened to this latest episode @newquantumera.com! It was fun & I enjoyed learning about how to extend a quantum state of a #qubit!
The New Quantum Era@newquantumera.com · 11mo ago🎙️ Just published a new episode of The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology: Mechanical Quantum Memories with Mohammad Mirhosseini. Have a listen: