http://polymathprojects.org Massively collaborative mathematical projects Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-5472 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:00:10 +0000 #comment-5472 [...] a large group of mathematicians, and use that group mind to solve hard problems. Thus was born the Polymath project, chronicled by Michael Nielsen on his blog and in his important new book, Reinventing [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-5378 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:27:02 +0000 #comment-5378 [...] and collectively make easy work of his hard mathematical problem. He dubbed the experiment the Polymath Project. [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-5166 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:38:10 +0000 #comment-5166 [...] was solved faster than anyone would have thought possible thanks to what is now known as the Polymath Project, an online collaboration of a large and decentralized group of mathematicians (both professional [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-5100 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:20:44 +0000 #comment-5100 [...] and studying the workings and ideas of others would lead to a solution. This experiment was the Polymath project. Michael says that he observed the blog at the time and was amazed by the speed of activity; how [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-4973 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:22:30 +0000 #comment-4973 [...] the classic example you use in your talks is the Polymath Project—an experiment in massively collaborative mathematics. Do you see a future for this type of [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-3291 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:02:02 +0000 #comment-3291 [...] The Polymath project, his opening story, is one of the best examples of how and why open science works. Tim Gowers, a Fields medalist, posted a famous mathematical problem on his blog, an open invitation to anyone interested to try their hand at solving it. For the first 70 hours, nothing happened. Then a math professor left a comment, quickly followed by a high school teacher, another Fields medalist and so on. In the span of 37 days, over 800 comments collectively solved the problem. How many conferences and scientific papers, peer reviews boards and editorial revisions would it have taken to even get these diverse minds thinking together in the same space? Nielsen describes it as the difference between “driving and pushing your car”. [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-3230 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:40:44 +0000 #comment-3230 [...] polymath project [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-2762 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:33:31 +0000 #comment-2762 [...] has combined volunteering, the internet and mobile phones to pioneer a new form of activism to the Polymath project, launched by the Cambridge University mathematician Tim Gowers, to allow mathematicians to work [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-2417 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:05:47 +0000 #comment-2417 [...] to solve, please start reading here. Coming to think about it, this is basically just another polymath-project. With the only difference that not a lot of people participate Hopefully that’ll change [...]

]]> http://polymathprojects.org/about/#comment-745 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:02:21 +0000 #comment-745 [...] to solve the problem, pitch in and help over at the Polymath blog. But please be polite: read some background first, and take a look at some of the research threads to get a feel for how things work, and [...]

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