Tag Archives: Oded Schramm

My Argument Against Quantum Computers: An Interview with Katia Moskvitch on Quanta Magazine

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Gil Kalai

Quanta Magazine published an interview with me about quantum computers. It was a pleasure discussing this issue with Katia Moskvitch and I enjoyed also the photo session with David Vaaknin who also took a video of me explaining the importance of … Continue reading →

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Mittag-Leffler Institute and Yale, Winter 2005; Test your intuition: Who Played the Piano?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Gil Kalai

This is a little “flashback” intermission in my posts about my debate with Aram Harrow. This time I try to refer to Cris Moore’s question regarding  the motivation for my study. For the readers it gives an opportunity to win a … Continue reading →

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Midrasha Talks are Now Online

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Gil Kalai

Itai Benjamini listening to Gadi Kozma There are 41 lectures from the Midrasha on Probability and Geometry: The Mathematics of Oded Schramm which are now online. Joram Lindenstrauss’s concluding lecture (click on the picture to see) Laci Lovasz More pictures … Continue reading →

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Midrasha News

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Gil Kalai

Our Midrasha is going very very well. There are many great talks, mostly very clear and helpful. Various different directions which interlace very nicely. Some moving new mathematical breakthroughs; very few fresh from the oven. Tomorrow is the last day. Update: I will try … Continue reading →

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Geometry and Probability

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Gil Kalai

   

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A Conference and a School on Oded Schramm’s Mathematics

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Gil Kalai

There will be a conference this summer in Redmond and a school in December in Jerusalem devoted to Oded Schramm’s mathematics.   Oded Schramm Memorial Conference Probability and Geometry Redmond WA, August 30-31, 2009       To be held at Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Noise Sensitivity Lecture and Tales

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Gil Kalai

  A lecture about Noise sensitivity Several of my recent research projects are related to noise, and noise was also a topic of a recent somewhat philosophical post.   My oldest and perhaps most respectable noise-related project was the work with Itai Benjamini and Oded … Continue reading →

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Oded

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Gil Kalai

  I just heard the terrible news that Oded Schramm was killed in a hiking accident. Oded was hiking on Guye Peak near Snoqualmie Pass near Seattle. This is a terrible loss to Oded’s family, and our hearts and thoughts are … Continue reading →

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Combinatorics, Mathematics, Academics, Polemics, …

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Gil Kalai

1. About: My name is Gil Kalai and I am a mathematician working mainly in the field of Combinatorics.  Within combinatorics, I work mainly on geometric combinatorics and the study of convex polytopes and related objects, and on the analysis of Boolean functions … Continue reading →

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