On the Importance of Disciplinary Pride for Multidisciplinary Collaboration
On the Importance of Disciplinary Pride for Multidisciplinary Collaboration I am a big fan of collaborations, even if they come with their own challenges. I [...]
Articles by Omer Reingold
Deadline approaching – 2019 Gödel Prize
A reminder that the February 15th deadline is approaching (see https://theorydish.blog/2018/12/18/2019-godel-prize/). It is safe to assume that the paper you are excited [...]
2019 Gödel Prize
If I write a post and the blog aggregator is down, does it still make a sound? The call for nomination for the 2019 Gödel Prize is out and the deadline is February [...]
5th TOCA-SV Coming this Friday
Our first TOCA-SV meeting of the academic year is coming up this Friday. Details are here, please come by if you are around. This time we will feature Shafi Goldwasser for [...]
Simons Cluster on Algorithmic Fairness
Over the summer, the Simons Institute ran a short program (a “cluster”) on Algorithmic Fairness, which I briefly discuss: here. This was only one instance of a [...]
The “Technologists” and Society
Another round of technology leaders testifying in Congress last week brought about another round of complaints about the excessive power that “technologists” wield over [...]
Microaggressions
A reflection piece from Scarlett Sozzani, a member of the community. We will be happy to publish additional posts (anonymously or otherwise) on the subject. By Scarlett [...]
FAT*
The societal impact of computation is a topic close to my heart, and I believe it is of critical importance to the future of CS. As such, I believe in the importance of [...]
Don Knuth on General Principles
In the last post (at least for now) of our advice-sharing project, we now share the final installment of Don Knuth’s advice (also see his first and second posts). [...]
LGBTQIA Meeting Eurocrypt
Guest post by Chris Brzuska (also appeared at Luca’s blog) [...]
