Rowena Ball

Rowena@mathstodon.xyz

<p>Professor in mathematical sciences, with cross-disciplinary interests in all of the sciences. Leading new research and teaching program, 'Mathematics Without Borders'. Research and publications in applied mathematics, physical and mathematical chemistry, Indigenous and First Nations mathematics and sciences, the emergence of life, thermochemical instabilities, complex dynamical systems, railways, country pub lunches. </p><p>She/her, widowed, with 3 children and 5 grandchildren</p>

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Post #2053994
I endorse the statement by the Australian Mathematical Society calling upon the IMU to reconsider Philadelphia in the USA as host venue for the 2026 ICM due to risks to international delegates from the USA’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and potential dangers from involvement of the host nation in current warfare. I would add: due to Trump&#39;s attempts to re-define mathematics. The mission of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) &quot;to promote international coope...
Post #1474253
How am I supposed to assess and rank ARC grant applications that are riddled with LLM-generated or generative AI content? Guess I'll just have to send them back as un-assessable. This AI shenanigans is getting ridiculous! The entire research funding system could fall in a heap! The ARC bureaucracy cannot solve this problem alone though. (I am not talking about proposals to use machine learning to *analyse* data.) @ARC_Tracker@aus.social #academicchatter