This is a link to Ben Green’s review of Terry Tao and Van Vu’s Additive Combinatorics. The essay gives motivation for the types of problems and results that appear in the field of additive combinatorics. It also gives references to a few relevant papers on the subject.

Last night I read “Wilson” by Daniel Clowes - the first graphic novel I’ve ever read. I didn’t have any expectations for the book, but I enjoyed it immensely. 

One of my favorite breweries, and just two hours away. Might be worth an abbreviated road trip some weekend.

This is an essay in which Timothy Gowers discusses the dichotomy of problem solving and theory building in mathematics. Being a combinatorialist, Gowers skews towards the problem solving end. The article also highlights some famous results in combinatorics, as well as their methods of proof.

Pigeons flying about a reservoir in Dublin.

A lamppost in Belfast.

Fish stuck in stone.

A bat skeleton.

Please do not touch the sun.

St. Patrick’s hand.