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I love the fact there's a long popular article devoted to the proof “that RT^2_2 is Π^0_3 conservative over IΣ^0_1”, as the abstract of the paper summarises it.

I love the fact there's a long popular article devoted to the proof “that RT^2_2 is Π^0_3 conservative over IΣ^0_1”, as the abstract of the paper summarises it. Reverse mathematics is a fairly niche area even within mathematical logic. Kudos to Natalie Wolchover for taking it on.

xviia 10y ago
It makes me curious how Quanta is funded. The journal is very high quality and in a niche market: pure science journalism. I can't imagine they make enough subscription revenue; maybe it's funded mostly through the Simons Foundation? Either way, glad it exists!
- defen 10y ago
  I believe it's funded by James Simons
  - xviia 10y ago
    Ah, now I understand. For others: Simons Foundations --> James Simons, who is a hedge fund mananger worth ~ $14billion. Excellent interview with Numberphile here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0
    - antognini 10y ago
      In addition, James Simons was a mathematician prior to his work in the finance industry, hence his partiality toward funding a magazine that often writes about pure mathematics.
      - bradleyjg 10y ago
        I believe he is now back at Stony Brook in the mathematics department. Not full time, he has a lot going on, but some kind of affiliation.
        xviia 10y ago
        I bet being an academic is a lot better when you don't have to worry about being a post-doc searching for a faculty position :/
        tikhonj 10y ago
        To be fair, he was a successful researcher who became professor and later chair of the Mathematics department at Stony Brook before starting Renaissance, so he got past all that the normal way.
  - mathattack 10y ago
    Yes. He also funds things like Mathematics museums. [0] He's an interesting individual who also wants to stay current in Math. [0] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-01/harvard-grad-starts-math-museum-helped-by-google-hedge-funder http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-01/harvard-gr...

xviia 10y ago

It makes me curious how Quanta is funded. The journal is very high quality and in a niche market: pure science journalism. I can't imagine they make enough subscription revenue; maybe it's funded mostly through the Simons Foundation? Either way, glad it exists!

defen 10y ago
I believe it's funded by James Simons
- xviia 10y ago
  Ah, now I understand. For others: Simons Foundations --> James Simons, who is a hedge fund mananger worth ~ $14billion. Excellent interview with Numberphile here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNznD9hMEh0
  - antognini 10y ago
    In addition, James Simons was a mathematician prior to his work in the finance industry, hence his partiality toward funding a magazine that often writes about pure mathematics.
    - bradleyjg 10y ago
      I believe he is now back at Stony Brook in the mathematics department. Not full time, he has a lot going on, but some kind of affiliation.
      - xviia 10y ago
        I bet being an academic is a lot better when you don't have to worry about being a post-doc searching for a faculty position :/
        tikhonj 10y ago
        To be fair, he was a successful researcher who became professor and later chair of the Mathematics department at Stony Brook before starting Renaissance, so he got past all that the normal way.
- mathattack 10y ago
  Yes. He also funds things like Mathematics museums. [0] He's an interesting individual who also wants to stay current in Math. [0] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-01/harvard-grad-starts-math-museum-helped-by-google-hedge-funder http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-11-01/harvard-gr...