Pierre-Yves Gaillard
@pierreyvesgaillard.bsky.social
Retired mathematician https://sites.google.com/site/pierreyvesgaillard
Link to a text: www.facebook.com/share/p/1bYt.... First sentences: The purpose of this text is to explain why any two counts of the same basket of apples will give the same result. We usually regard this as obvious. But we often believe the right thing for the wrong reason.
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Link to a text: www.facebook.com/share/p/1bYt.... First sentences: The purpose of this text is to explain why any two counts of the same basket of apples will give the same result. We usually regard this as obvious. But we often believe the right thing for the wrong reason.
Chapter 32 of Einstein's book "Relativity: the special and the general theory" is titled "The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity"... (See comments)
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Chapter 32 of Einstein's book "Relativity: the special and the general theory" is titled "The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity"... (See comments)
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If you aren’t familiar, Terence Tao is a Fields Medalist and arguably the most prominent and accomplished mathematician of his generation.
No one is safe, basically. The current administration will use any excuse to burn it all to the ground.
No one is safe, basically. The current administration will use any excuse to burn it all to the ground.
For the math folks on here: NSF has suspended Terry Tao's grant. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
NSF Award Search: Award # 2347850
Structure theory for measure-preserving systems, additive combinatorics, and correlations of multiplicative functions
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August 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If you aren’t familiar, Terence Tao is a Fields Medalist and arguably the most prominent and accomplished mathematician of his generation.
No one is safe, basically. The current administration will use any excuse to burn it all to the ground.
No one is safe, basically. The current administration will use any excuse to burn it all to the ground.
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For the math folks on here: NSF has suspended Terry Tao's grant. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
NSF Award Search: Award # 2347850
Structure theory for measure-preserving systems, additive combinatorics, and correlations of multiplicative functions
www.nsf.gov
July 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
For the math folks on here: NSF has suspended Terry Tao's grant. www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
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The Trump administration is launching a new wave of attacks on universities, and UCLA is the latest target.
My reporting on how the university has been hit and how some of its scientists are responding:
www.science.org/content/arti...
My reporting on how the university has been hit and how some of its scientists are responding:
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF and NIH suspend grants to UCLA
Move follows Trump administration finding that school didn’t effectively combat antisemitism
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August 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Trump administration is launching a new wave of attacks on universities, and UCLA is the latest target.
My reporting on how the university has been hit and how some of its scientists are responding:
www.science.org/content/arti...
My reporting on how the university has been hit and how some of its scientists are responding:
www.science.org/content/arti...
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#Communiqué 🗞️ Une étude menée sur 3 millions d’enfants en France, coordonnée par Stanislas Dehaene et le Dr Pauline Martinot, révèle que les filles et garçons ont le même niveau en maths au CP, mais un écart se creuse vite en faveur des garçons. 👦
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June 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#Communiqué 🗞️ Une étude menée sur 3 millions d’enfants en France, coordonnée par Stanislas Dehaene et le Dr Pauline Martinot, révèle que les filles et garçons ont le même niveau en maths au CP, mais un écart se creuse vite en faveur des garçons. 👦
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Science is under siege. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escalated assault on science in America. #StandUpForScience actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
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Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
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May 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Science is under siege. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escalated assault on science in America. #StandUpForScience actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
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There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There's no question that today's tariff announcement will give the United States the highest tariff rates of any industrialized country. And it's not even close.
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"The universities control the knowledge in our society (...) We have to agressivly attack the universities (...). Fundamental lies that feminism is liberating (...) There is wisdom in what Nixon said, the professors are the enemy "
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J.D. Vance | The Universities are the Enemy | National Conservatism Conference II
YouTube video by National Conservatism
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March 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"The universities control the knowledge in our society (...) We have to agressivly attack the universities (...). Fundamental lies that feminism is liberating (...) There is wisdom in what Nixon said, the professors are the enemy "
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Those of you still posting CO2 instead of CO₂ (or have other Unicode needs), please check out this handy tool from @kevpluck.bsky.social.
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November 10, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Those of you still posting CO2 instead of CO₂ (or have other Unicode needs), please check out this handy tool from @kevpluck.bsky.social.
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Learn more in our article: https://ourworldindata.org/food-ghg-emissions
Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture. What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
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February 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Learn more in our article: https://ourworldindata.org/food-ghg-emissions
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One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture.
What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
February 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture.
What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
What are the main contributors to food's emissions?
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Around the world, 10 cows, 47 pigs, and 2,400 chickens get killed for meat every second
December 6, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Around the world, 10 cows, 47 pigs, and 2,400 chickens get killed for meat every second
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Mon entrevue à la radio de Radio-Canada au sujet de la nécessité de mieux encadrer l’industrie des chiens de traîneau au Québec. Signez la pétition 👉 www.spca.com
Cruauté et négligence dans l’industrie des chiens de traîneau
Première heure | Devant de graves problèmes de négligence et de cruauté animale dans l’industrie des chiens de traîneau, la SPCA de Montréal lance aujourd’hui une pétition demandant au ministère de l’...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:56 AM
Mon entrevue à la radio de Radio-Canada au sujet de la nécessité de mieux encadrer l’industrie des chiens de traîneau au Québec. Signez la pétition 👉 www.spca.com
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Mon entrevue avec @camcarpentier.bsky.social au sujet de notre campagne pour un encadrement plus strict de l’industrie des chiens de traîneau au Québec. La pétition a déjà recueilli plus de 16 000 signatures, ajoutez la vôtre: www.spca.com
La SPCA veut serrer la vis aux propriétaires de chiens de traîneau
La SPCA de Montréal demande au gouvernement d'imposer des règles plus strictes à l'industrie.
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December 3, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Mon entrevue avec @camcarpentier.bsky.social au sujet de notre campagne pour un encadrement plus strict de l’industrie des chiens de traîneau au Québec. La pétition a déjà recueilli plus de 16 000 signatures, ajoutez la vôtre: www.spca.com
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Une belle petite victoire à partager avant les fêtes: grâce à notre campagne, les chiens seront dorénavant permis dans le métro de manière permanente à Montréal 🎉🍾🐕
C’est officiel : les chiens peuvent voyager en métro à Montréal! - SPCA de Montréal
Montréal, le 3 octobre 2024 — Aujourd’hui, la Société de transport de Montréal (STM) a officiellement annoncé qu’elle permettait, de manière permanente, la présence des chiens dans le métro. En répons...
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December 5, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Une belle petite victoire à partager avant les fêtes: grâce à notre campagne, les chiens seront dorénavant permis dans le métro de manière permanente à Montréal 🎉🍾🐕
"Qui garde l’animal en cas de séparation?" Entretien avec Me Sophie Gaillard sur TVA Nouvelles.. www.tvanouvelles.ca/2024/11/20/q...
Qui garde l’animal en cas de séparation?
Quand un couple qui a un animal se sépare et qu’un désaccord survient au sujet de la garde de celui-ci, à qui revient le droit?
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November 21, 2024 at 1:01 PM
"Qui garde l’animal en cas de séparation?" Entretien avec Me Sophie Gaillard sur TVA Nouvelles.. www.tvanouvelles.ca/2024/11/20/q...
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Retrouver sur Bluesky, les profils de comptes qu'on suit sur X. Je viens d'essayer. Franchement propre. Il y a pas mal de faux positifs, mais ça permet vraiment de retrouver bcp d'abonnements (j'en ai +2100 sur X, glanés sur près de 17 ans de présence !).
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November 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Retrouver sur Bluesky, les profils de comptes qu'on suit sur X. Je viens d'essayer. Franchement propre. Il y a pas mal de faux positifs, mais ça permet vraiment de retrouver bcp d'abonnements (j'en ai +2100 sur X, glanés sur près de 17 ans de présence !).
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