Nutan Limaye

..but in our current environment, when even the most benign activities are subject to capricious disruption and political interference, the luxury of disengagement is no longer a viable option."

"In the more tranquil past, I myself was content to largely focus on technical or personal aspects of my own research, teaching, and mentoring, and leave the broader political debate and activism to others; (+)

An important article. A cautionary tale for the rest of the world.

Law of Jante - Wikipedia

Summer musings while attempting to write a project proposal: Danish Janteloven and the qualities required to write a project proposal clash heavily with each other! :) (Danish Janteloven: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...)

Interesting article about a fundamental problem.

Why should we spend money on basic research? Article in Danish by @Jari Kickbusch. I have helped with it. :) So, officially my first Danish article! Yay. :)

finans.dk/debat/ECE183...

Impressive new result: The perfect matching function requires monotone circuits of exponential size.

eccc.weizmann.ac.il/report/2025/...

The list of accepted papers at #FOCS2025 is up!

focs.computer.org/2025/accepte...

I have two questions about bluesky.
1. Is there a way to tag everyone from a starter pack with just one mention?
2. What was the purpose of the starter packs? Have you continued to use them somehow?

I had a great time recording this episode. I hope you will enjoy listening to it too!

He said “different brains are awesome. my brain has ADHD and dyxlexia.” As a young student trying to find your place as a researcher is hard enough. If you have additional challenges, how does one cope with them and how does one find one’s place? +

A Conversation with Bernhard Haeupler Life of a researcher · Episode

I was very excited when he agreed to be a guest on this show.
open.spotify.com/episode/7Ajl...
Not just because I would get to chat with a brilliant researcher, but also because something he said at one of his talks stayed with me. +

Another episode of Life of a Researcher is out! I had the pleasure of chatting with Bernhard Haeupler.
people.inf.ethz.ch/haeuplb/ More details below. +

Sådan sender DR fra Wimbledon: Se, hvornår Tauson og Holmgren skal i kamp I sendeplanen her får du hver dag overblikket over dagens Wimbledon-program på DR's kanaler.

Two Danish players at Wimbledon today! Clara Tauson and August Holmgren. Looking forward to the matches. :) www.dr.dk/sporten/tenn...

Have a listen and let me know your thought! :) A thread about the second episode coming soon!

Janteloven - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi

Janteloven (da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jantelo...), a Danish word for a cultural belief in the Danish society that you are not better than the next person. A habit that reinforces modesty. Susanne is janteloven personified. :) +

A Conversation with Susanne Bødker Life of a researcher · Episode

This is a link to the episode on Spotify. But you will be able find it on most podcast apps of your choice. +
open.spotify.com/episode/6PKo...

Susanne Bødker

There are two new episodes of my podcast Life of a Researcher! The first one is a with Susanne Bødker. pure.au.dk/portal/da/pe...

The link to the episode in the thread below. +

Why is "I feel lavender" not a phrase?

a cartoon character hanging upside down on a bar ALT: a cartoon character hanging upside down on a bar

I am trying to get (at least) one pull-up. I can do negatives, I can do assisted pull-ups. But that one pull up has been quite elusive. Any tips? Should I get a trainer? Any help is most welcome.

I'll try that. Thank you for the suggestion.

Wow! I am not sure they can be used, but this is a treasure trove in any case! Thank you for sharing.

Does anyone have access to photos of Michael Rabin and Jack Edmonds, which I can use without credit? Those on wiki need to be credited and that is making my talk slides too cluttered. Tagging some.

@fortnow.bsky.social @ccanonne.github.io @rrwilliams.bsky.social @booleananalysis.bsky.social

Spring has sprung. Not not in my backyard. :)

This sounds unreal.

Hahhaha. Exactly!

ICALP 2025 accepted list of papers is out: conferences.au.dk/icalp2025/ac...

Very true.

This is important for international students in the US. And I thought COVID years were difficult for graduate students.

On behalf of Raghu Meka: Students at US universities can apply for travel support to attend STOC 2025 Theory Fest (June 23-27, Prague CZ). The deadline for applications is April 27th. Link in comment.