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I was beginning my math PhD around this time, and I remember seeing so much math discussion on google+ (which is mentioned frequently in the linked page). I don
by mixedmath 5y ago
I was beginning my math PhD around this time, and I remember seeing so much math discussion on google+ (which is mentioned frequently in the linked page). I don't know why this was the case, but it really was true --- there was so much professional math activity on google+.
- JadeNB 5y agoI think John Baez and Terry Tao were, between them, a giant chunk of the reason for all that activity.
- CRConrad 5y agoI followed Baez, but never knew Tao was there too. :-(
- jonnycomputer 5y agogoogle+ had a lot of topic-oriented discussion. it was actually pretty cool.
- wolverine876 5y ago> there was so much professional math activity on google+. Is it all lost?
- andybak 5y agoNot sure what's in it but there's https://archive.org/details/archiveteam_googleplus https://archive.org/details/archiveteam_googleplus
- mixedmath 5y agoNow there are so many math fossils on google+. Activity is elsewhere. The math blogosphere remains pretty healthy. Thankfully many mathematicians maintain useful and interesting personal sites. If Wordpress suddenly died, there would be a bigger problem (many mathematicians don't self-host).