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Seminar Details

Taking the Joke too Far: Extremal Results in Joke Papers

  • Start Date: February 8, 2023
  • Event Start Time: 12:15 PM
  • Event End Time: 1:15 PM
  • Seminar Series: Graduate Combinatorics Seminar
  • Presenter(s): Sam Spiro - Rutgers University
  • Event Location: Mathematics Graduate Student Lounge -- 7th Floor | Rutgers University | Hill Center | Mathematics Department
  • Event Additional Info: <p>See:&nbsp;<a href="https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~kmg326/GCS/GCS.html">https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~kmg326/GCS/GCS.html</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
  • Presentation Type: Stand Alone Presentation
  • Abstract:

    As I'm sure you've all worked out by now, I really like making dumb jokes. Unfortunately, I can end up spending so much time on jokes that I don't end up having time for math. My solution to this problem has been to write math papers which are based off of jokes. Somehow I've managed to do this 5 times, and in this talk I will briefly discuss all of these joke papers. No prior knowledge of jokes or any sense of humor will be assumed.