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The Region of the Possible

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:48:22 +0000

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What the Abel Prize Really Rewards

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:13:08 +0000

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“Because things are either true or false, it’s not a matter of opinion.” — Gerd Faltings.On the unreliability of the logical principles — L. E. J. Brouwer, 1908In 1995, I still believed one could reach the Fields Medal from the Facultad de Ciencias in Mexico City — morning classes, afternoon shifts teaching Olympic gymnastics. I don’t ironically say this. At that age, you don’t yet know the real s…

Espirógrafos, órbitas y relojes. La aritmética secreta de los pétalos

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:11:58 +0000

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Pétalo I: El Primer Trazo

Todo comenzó un domingo por la mañana, hace ya muchos años, en el corazón de San Ángel, en la Ciudad de México. Yo era un niño, tendría cinco o seis años. Caminaba tomado de la mano de mi madre, y al otro lado, también de su mano, mi hermano. Íbamos los tres, como una pequeña constelación en movimiento, cruzando la plaza central, entre los puestos del tianguis…

PART II – REBAR IN THE AGE OF AI

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:11:58 +0000

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Not “the mathematician,” but scientific work as the craft of judgment.

If we frame this debate as “mathematicians vs. AI,” we miss both the real opponent and the real scale. The core issue is not a profession. It is a civilizational function: scientific work as the craft of judgment…

WHEN THE REBAR ISN'T VISIBLE, IT'S CALLED "USELESS"

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:11:58 +0000

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If there are no positions, why science?

“I run in order to acquire a void.” – Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

The question lands like a coin on the table: dry, metallic, final.

If there are no research positions, why keep training scientists?
Why teach mathematics?
Why science, if AI already produces answers?