R.I.P. Maryam Mirzakhani

Jul 16, 2017 4:20 PM

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First woman to win the Fields medal (maths version of the Nobel Prize).

What's more, numerous Iranian newspapers (she was from there) have broken taboos by printing pictures of her without a head covering.

Still breaking new ground - may reason win out against superstition.

Fuck cancer, tiddies are awesome

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's interesting to reflect on where you are, and the luck and misfortune that combine to your present state

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I miss her brain

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I know all about Fields Medals, I've watched Good Will Hunting, I practically have one. On a more serious note, super sad post. Condolences.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

Gorgeous eyes.....

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

She's no Good Will Hunting

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But still sad

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

How is a term like 'first woman/blackman' not sexist/racist

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

She was one of our best mathematicians

9 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 1

Breast cancer.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

NPR talking about her death put her in the same realm as Einstein and Francis Bacon. And only in her 40s...

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

How is a term like 'first woman/blackman' not sexist/racist

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thank you for posting this. She was a brilliant scientist, and a credit to Iranian innovation.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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9 years ago (deleted Jul 17, 2017 6:06 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

The Fields medal is only awarded every 4 years, it's much more rare than the Nobel. Her memory and example will live on

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Its a shame she passed so young. Her actions will be remembered by all the women who will follow in her footsteps.

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 2

All the scientists who follow her, period.

9 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 4

What happened? You need to provide more info

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Breast cancer

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

How did she pass away? She looks young.

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Breast cancer

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

She was 40 I believe.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Jesus. That's awful.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The answer to this, as always, is cancer.

9 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

She contributed a lot of very novel work on moduli spaces that others are still building on.

9 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 1

While I understood only 3 of those words, thank you for sharing

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I thought that I wanted to know more... got through the opening statement and realized I don't know anywhere near enough about math...

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Lost me at "Weil-Petersson volume", and I studied some maths at university.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's a bit abstruse, but that's half the fun sometimes :-)

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What'd she die from

9 years ago | Likes 103 Dislikes 2

do the math

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Too many brain cells will eventually kill you; hence I have been at war with mine for many years and doing fine

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Division by zero.

9 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 3

Kernel panic

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I heard there's a Tom Clancy game about this concept

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The division of all fears.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Being just too darn smart.

9 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 27

Ya. Idk why u were choosen to receive the red arrows of doom, tried to offset some :/

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I don't know why you're being downvoted, your reply gave me a chuckle.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Hype train to hell

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Died young - answer is usually cancer. As here.

9 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 5

In that age group it is still accidents, though cancer isn't far behind.It's above the natural life expectancy so not surprising.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Are you speaking about yourself

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This makes no sense. Well done.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Or murder, suicide, accident etc.

9 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 2

Don't forget drugs!

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I consider that an accidental death.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Fair; to me drugs deserve their own categories. Accidents are for cars, doing stupid shit, etc.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Breast cancer

9 years ago | Likes 99 Dislikes 0

Couldn't solve that problem, eh?

9 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 131

9 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 15

Can we be friends?

9 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 11

You sound like a blast at funerals.......

9 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 1

Dammit. I should've said you put the FUN in funerals. I deserve the down votes for being a failure.

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Go easy on yourself

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

What problem?

9 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 4

The BrEaST problem

9 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 52

everyone's so sensitive

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 9

The fuck is wrong with you?

9 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 2