tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4062581813911083971..comments2024-03-18T23:13:09.570-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Math Solves ProblemsLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1480717698660256562009-03-14T17:00:00.000-05:002009-03-14T17:00:00.000-05:00Well politically speaking they should perhaps leav...Well politically speaking they should perhaps leave it out (the financial market claim) but it is still true for a suitable definition of predict. <BR/><BR/>Work like Box-Jenkins models applied to financial timeseries are as intersting and relevant as ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-32674713280384829822009-03-13T01:11:00.000-05:002009-03-13T01:11:00.000-05:00The Microsoft New England website now says that Ma...<I>The Microsoft New England website now says that Madhu Sudan will be joining them (and leaving MIT!) as a full time researcher starting this summer. This seems like big news -- how did they pull that off?</I><BR/><BR/>One part of the news is true but not the other. Sudan is joining Microsoft but he is not leaving MIT. There is an internal email in MIT that he is taking a leave of absense to spend some time at Microsoft. Feige did the same. MIT is not worried about Sudan. He will come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-24822231147771746972009-03-12T21:40:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:40:00.000-05:00The Microsoft New England website now says that Ma...The Microsoft New England website now says that Madhu Sudan will be joining them (and leaving MIT!) as a full time researcher starting this summer. This seems like big news -- how did they pull that off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-51338707093108735862009-03-12T19:28:00.000-05:002009-03-12T19:28:00.000-05:00knowing enough math can allow people to do anythin...<I> knowing enough math can allow people to do anything</I><BR/><BR/>yeah, like, solve the halting problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-75320753864959997962009-03-12T14:35:00.000-05:002009-03-12T14:35:00.000-05:00@bil gasarchMath can do nothing, but knowing enoug...@bil gasarch<BR/>Math can do nothing, but knowing enough math can allow people to do anything. Even doing anything and can't do anything at the same time!Chao Xuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161283272614152695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-73650736397392927962009-03-12T10:23:00.000-05:002009-03-12T10:23:00.000-05:00Was this ad made before or after the econ collapse...Was this ad made before or after the econ collapse.<BR/><BR/>I was bothered by<BR/>"Math can do anything"<BR/>which is of course not true.<BR/>It can do ALOT, but anything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-70254881887029356702009-03-12T10:10:00.000-05:002009-03-12T10:10:00.000-05:00Is everyon in their ads an actor?Is everyon in their ads an actor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-83463319034464590872009-03-12T08:52:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:52:00.000-05:00Mathematicians CAN better predict the financial ma...Mathematicians CAN better predict the financial markets, but they can't keep their mouths shut and the effects of everyone acting on their predictions invalidates their predictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com