Math-Life Balance

In this episode I’m telling about my reasons for making interviews with mathematicians and about the process of doing it. Please leave your feedback for the project in the comments on the Youtube channel! I really appreciate it :) My personal webpage: https://www.muramatik.com​ 0:00​ Comments and feedback are welcome! 0:40​ How to help the channel? 01:09​ Why I am making the interviews? 02:50​ Was I afraid to start the channel? 05:18​ Did I have experience with interviews before? 06:17​ How do I

Olga Paris-Romaskevich is a CNRS researcher at Marseille Institute of Mathematics, working in dynamical systems. In this interview Olga talks about the joy of popularizing mathematics and shares a truly inspiring story of how she (almost) quit math! Olga's webpage: https://romaskevich.carrd.co​ https://marielhuissier.carrd.co​ (Marie Lhuissier, mathematical storyteller) https://www.mathematiquesvagabondes.fr​ (French association Mathématiques Vagabondes created by Olga Paris-Romaskevich and Marie

Rahul Pandharipande is a professor in ETH Zurich, working in algebraic geometry. In this interview, Rahul talks about advising PhD students and maintaining a big research group, the role of mathematics in the world and the intuition behind mathematical problems. Rahul's webpage: https://people.math.ethz.ch/~rahul/ 0:00 teaser 0:25 math vs physics 4:38 proof is the last thing 6:55 misconceptions about math research among students 9:46 PhD students teach Rahul 12:32 personal feeling for a math

Adebisi Agboola is a professor in UCSB, working in number theory and arithmetic geometry. In this interview you get to hear non-standard opinions on many questions, such as encouragement to do math among minorities, working on a Millenium problem and the rules of doing mathematics. Bisi's homepage: https://web.math.ucsb.edu/~agboola/​ 0:00​ teaser 0:43​ hating math 5:45​ teaching math to small kids 9:38​ explaining your research to non-mathematicians 13:11​ following math talks 15:21​ the comfort

Thomas Nikolaus is a professor in the University of Münster, working in algebraic K-theory and homotopy theory. In this interview Thomas talks, among other things, about non-standard approaches to math seminars, the importance of branching out and asking questions, and the lack of feedback in the mathematical community. Thomas' homepage. 0:00​ teaser 0:50​ changing research areas 3:22​ learning vs working 5:44​ teaching advice 6:53​ branching out 8:15​ advising PhD students 10:09​ writing

Hélène Esnault is an Einstein Professor in Freie Universitaet Berlin, working in algebraic geometry. In this interview Hélène talks, among other things, about social discrimination, her passions to poetry and philosophy, and her work at the Fields Medal Committee. Hélène's homepage: http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/esnault/​ 0:00​ Social discrimination 6:57​ Passionate about humanities 12:00​ Struggle of solving math problems, being different 17:44​ Focusing on math and intuition 21:25​ Moment of

Inna Zakharevich is an assistant professor in Cornell University, working in algebraic topology and K-theory. In this interview Inna talks, among other things, about the psychological struggles of doing research, about insecurity and possible ways of dealing with it, and about her approach to a math-life balance. Inna's book recommendations from the interview: 1) Paul Zeitz "The Art and Craft of Problem Solving" 2) J. Littlewood, B. Bollobas "Littlewood's Miscellany" Inna's homepage: