Tag Archives: Taxi-and-other-stories

Academic Degrees and Sex

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Gil Kalai

“251 Mercer street” I said, “it is in the village,” “I know that” said the driver “are you going to NYU?” “Yes” I said. I was going to give a lecture at Ricky and Eli’s Tuesday evening’s Geometry Seminar and came … Continue reading →

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Cosmonaut: Michal Linial

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Gil Kalai

   Ladies and gentelmen, I am very happy to present to you: Being a Cosmonaut A story by Michal Linial I am back from the airport… not in the best mood for a long discussion but quite open to hear … Continue reading →

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Tel-Aviv’s “Jerusalem Beach”

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Gil Kalai

  Friday’s evening at the beach Late Friday afternoon, and the “Jerusalem beach” in Tel Aviv is still quite crowded with young and old people, families and singles, tourists, foreign workers and Israelis. The sea is calm and beautiful and the Tel … Continue reading →

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Mathematics to the Rescue

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Gil Kalai

  It was my first day as a postdoc at MIT, and after landing at Logan Airport I took a taxi to a relative in Beverly, north of Boston, where I was going to stay for a few days while looking for a … Continue reading →

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Drachmas

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Gil Kalai

“The fixed price to JFK is 28 dollars” said the taxi driver; “toll and tips not included, and I want the two dollars and seventy five cents for the toll upfront.” I reached to my wallet, dug eleven quarters and … Continue reading →

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