Tootfinder

I've been struck by the way in which obscure mathematical work of little if any practical value has been the subject of a massive publicity campaign.
Why do people seem to want to talk about how AI has solved some Erdos problems?
Reading the newspaper financial pages I think provides the answer to this.
In today’s New York Times or Wall Street Journal, you can read about the upcoming trillion-dollar IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic.
Hundreds and hundreds of billion…

End of Civilization News
The big AI/math news is the release today of the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. It’s an excellent attempt to identify the new threats to the intellectual cultu…

It was clear from the start that I wouldn’t arrive on time in Maastricht as I’m traveling through Germany.
But now Deutsche Bahn simply canceled the train.
#dhbenelux2026

It was clear from the start that I wouldn’t arrive on time in Maastricht as I’m traveling through Germany.
But now Deutsche Bahn simply canceled the train.
#dhbenelux2026

It was clear from the start that I wouldn’t arrive on time in Maastricht as I’m traveling through Germany.
But now Deutsche Bahn simply canceled the train.
#dhbenelux2026

Made it to Maastricht, it just took me 12:30!
Had to get a taxi in the end, it was pointless waiting any longer. Only now they’re announcing that service is about to start again Real Soon Now.
#dhbenelux2026

Made it to Maastricht, it just took me 12:30!
Had to get a taxi in the end, it was pointless waiting any longer. Only now they’re announcing that service is about to start again Real Soon Now.
#dhbenelux2026

Not gonna live-toot, but #dhbenelux2026 has started, and I’m happy to be here!
#dhbenelux26

Well, well, well. It’s 11 hours since the start of this trip, I’m standing in Herzogenrath, about 30 minutes from Maastricht, and no trains are running due to a hazmat incident.
#dhbenelux2026

Well, well, well. It’s 11 hours since the start of this trip, I’m standing in Herzogenrath, about 30 minutes from Maastricht, and no trains are running due to a hazmat incident.
#dhbenelux2026

Not gonna live-toot, but #dhbenelux2026 has started, and I’m happy to be here!
#dhbenelux26