[MetaSTEM] Next Thursday: Youmna Alhajj on the "backstage" of research

[Tyler Marghetis]

Dear MetaSTEMmers,

Our last MetaSTEM seminar (workshop?) of the semester is next Thursday
(November 20) at 12:30pm in SSM 230.

We’ll hear from Youmna Alhajj, PhD student in CIS, on the "backstage" of
research — all the hidden stuff that happens before the publication. Title
and abstract below.

See ya there, then!
- Tyler

*Who:* Youmna Alhajj (CIS)
*When:* 12:30pm, Thursday, Nov 20
*Where:* SSM 230
*Title:* "How do mathematicians do math? Developing a large-scale global
survey of the research process"
*Abstract: *
Mathematics is highly conceptual and abstract. This makes it a valuable
"model system" for investigating creativity more generally. Research in the
Science of Science has investigated the so-called "front stage" of
mathematical practice — the bibliographic record of published papers and
co-authorship. However, the "backstage" of mathematical practice — the
actual process of mathematical research — is messier and more social in
nature, and remains much less well understood. A century ago, the
mathematician Jacques Hadamard tried to document the backstage of
mathematical research by surveying some of the most distinguished
scientists and mathematicians of his time. We are developing a large-scale
update of Hadamard's survey for the 21st century that will capture the
multiple dimensions of the creative process within mathematical practice.
-- 
Tyler Marghetis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Information Sciences
University of California, Merced
www.tylermarghetis.com
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