Cornell mathematician Steven Strogatz, author most recently of "Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe," explains the latest mathematical Twitter upset in a New York Times op-ed.
"Mathematical Twitter is normally a quiet, well-ordered place, a refuge from the aggravations of the internet," writes Strogatz. "But on July 28, someone who must have been a troll off-duty decided to upset the stillness, and did so with a surefire provocation. It has to do with something that high school teachers call 'the order of operations.'"
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Members of the Cornell “Moonshot” lab will develop a novel infrastructure to ensure trust in online communication. From left: Natalie Bazarova, Robert Kleinberg, Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil, Jon Kleinberg, David Rand and Mor Naaman.
