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Emily Riehl is rewriting the foundations of higher category theory while also working to make mathematics more inclusive.
Two monumental works have led many mathematicians to avoid the equal sign. The process has not always gone smoothly.
The Fields medalist Vladimir Voevodsky has died at 51. This 2015 article describes his computer-aided quest to eliminate human error and rewrite the century-old rules underlying all of mathematics.