An uplifting (and sad) story of the gifted Palestinian teenagers who were picked to compete for their national team in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

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The Gazan teenagers defying war for competitive maths
https://archive.is/WVvLC

Happy birthday to Russian #mathematician & writer Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevski (1850-1891). Her contributions to analysis, differential equations & mechanics include Cauchy-Kovalevski theorem & the famed Kovalevski top. She was 1st woman appointed to full prof in N Europe or to serve as editor of a major sci journal. She is also remembered for her contributions to Russian literature. 🧵1/n
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