DANIEL POLLACK @danpollack@qoto.org
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Math Professor & Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences at University of Washington / husband, father, bound to cats & dogs / Aikidoist @TwoCranesAikido / Erdös-Bacon-Einstein #=10 / toots & views my own
Joined Nov 2022
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One of the quirks of professional mathematics is that researchers are discouraged from speculating too far beyond the range of what they can actually prove. To quote Minhyong Kim (from https://mathoverflow.net/a/38694/766): "it's almost as though definite mathematical results are money in the bank. After you've built up some savings, you can afford to spend a bit by philosophizing. But then, you can't let the balance get too low because people will start looking at you in funny, suspicious ways."
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My friend Robert Bartnik, whom I’ve known since 1982 and whose work in #mathematical general #relativity was extremely influential, passed away after a long illness a week ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bartnik
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When I tweeted "Maths is in my heart" (way back in 2011 on the bird site) @trixiebarretto
was inspired to make a video of me: https://vimeo.com/33615260
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I am a Professor of Mathematics and the Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington. My mathematics research has focused on geometric analysis and mathematical general relativity #GR. As divisional dean I work to support faculty, staff and students in the mathematical sciences (#Math, #AppliedMath, #Statistics), the physical sciences (#Physics, #Astronomy, #Chemistry) and the life sciences (#Biology, #Psychology and Speech and Hearing Sciences) at #UW.
Doing everything that I can to improve the environment for our fantastic faculty, dedicated staff and amazing students. I try to both champion and nourish the tremendously impactful research that our faculty lead in the natural sciences, often in collaboration with our colleagues in engineering, environment, public health, and medicine. Working to improve #equity and #inclusion in #STEM is a front-line priority for me.
Outside of the academic realm, I am a student and erstwhile teacher of #Aikido at Two Cranes Aikido, where I have amazing teachers and friends to practice with. I hold the rank of Sandan and I’m at the dojo far too infrequently these days. #ukemi #hugs
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I don’t know how mastadon will develop but one of the things I like about it is that it feels like we can contribute something to change course or add to the features/type of community we want. I hope these aren’t famous last words 😂
- https://twitter.com/danpollack
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Math Professor & Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences at University of Washington / husband, father, bound to cats & dogs / Aikidoist @TwoCranesAikido / Erdös-Bacon-Einstein #=10 / toots & views my own
Joined Nov 2022
