Quanta magazine has an excellent article by Erica Klarreich on the recent progress on the 2 to 2 conjecture, which I have blogged about before.  The article does not go into the technical details, but gives a good perspective on what's been done and what are the challenges ahead. Eric Posner and Glen Weyl have a … Continue reading Some reading recommendations

(Announcement from Ilias Diakonikolas and David Kempe) We are pleased to announce that we will provide pooled, subsidized child care at STOC 2018. The cost will be $40 per day per child for regular conference attendees, and $20 per day per child for students. For more detailed information, including how to register for STOC 2018 childcare, … Continue reading Childcare at STOC 2018 “TheoryFest”

Mitali Bafna, Chi-Ning Chou, and Zhao Song wrote scribe notes for my lectures on the Dinur et al proof of the 2 to 2 conjecture (see the DKKMS  and KMS papers, though this presentation follows a different, and in my view simpler, approach.) "Scribe notes" is really an understatement. In a heroic work, Mitali, Chi-Ning and Zhao … Continue reading Lecture notes on DKKMS

Edith Cohen, Vitaly Feldman, Omer Reingold and Ronitt Rubinfeld wrote a pledge for inclusiveness in TCS. I think it is mostly common sense: saying that not just our universities, but also our conferences and workshops, are part of our workplace, and that we should strive for them to be free of harassment. But sometimes it … Continue reading Consider signing a pledge for inclusiveness in TCS