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Stories by Michael Harris

Michael Harris is a professor of mathematics at Columbia University.

Policy & Ethics

When Scientists Become Political Dissenters

Three cases across the world highlight the dangers of challenging the status quo

October 16, 2020 — Ahmed Abbes, Michel Broué, Chandler Davis, Adrien Deloro, Ivar Ekeland, Michael Harris and Masha Vlasenko | Opinion

A Glimpse into How Mathematicians Party [Excerpt]

Michael Harris’s book provides a colorful insider’s investigation of what pure mathematicians do and why they do it

March 6, 2015 — Michael Harris

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