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Mathematics Faculty offers course in Lorentzian Geometry and General Relativity
David Koslicki explores genomes of microbes in his recently funded research
Christine Escher explores an important link between two major fields of mathematics
The blog can be found here: https://blogs.ams.org/matheducation/2017/02/06/aspirations-and-ideals-st...
Wicked problems are characterized by a resistance to solution. Proposed solutions are not good or bad; they are defined as right or wrong. Decisions have to be made in the presence of deep uncertainty, and the problem formulation itself can be in question.
Diffusion is the enemy of life. This is because diffusion causes small particles to spread out, and for aggregates of particles to dissipate. Thus, in order to be alive and maintain its structure, an organism must have ways to counteract the constant tendency of things to spread out. And indeed they do. Plants, for example, are able to harness the energy of the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into high energy compounds such as carbohydrates.