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Soh Kam Yung @sohkamyung@mstdn.io · Aug 03, 2026
"“He started off solving well-known spectacular problems,” said Tobias Ekholm of Uppsala University. “At a slightly older age, he’s doing this same spectacular work, but he has this ability: He solves a famous problem but does it in a way that creates a framework, a whole new package, that will be useful to other people.”" https://www.quantamagazine.org/john-pardon-wins-the-2026-fields-medal-for-work-in-symplectic-geometry-20260723/ #Mathematics #Mathematicians #Medals #Fields
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Soh Kam Yung @sohkamyung@mstdn.io · Jul 24, 2026
Link to stories for each of the Field and Abacus Medal winners for 2026. "Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on the first day of the year — have reshaped mathematics and theoretical computer science. Here are their stories." https://www.quantamagazine.org/series/fields-and-abacus-medals-2026/ #Mathematics #Medals #Fields #Mathematicians
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