the roamer<p>Thoughtful and moving piece about the later life of the great mathematician Alexander Grothendieck.</p><p>A complex and troubled life, empathetically and intelligently reconstructed by writer Phil Hoad. We meet Grothendieck's family and fellow mathematiciens. Deeply insightful.</p><p>I usually enjoy the "long read" articles you sometimes find in the weekend papers. This is Long Read at its best.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/31/alexander-grothendieck-huawei-ai-artificial-intelligence?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/aug/31/alexander-grothendieck-huawei-ai-artificial-intelligence?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AlexanderGrothendieck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexanderGrothendieck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mathematicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematicians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/biographies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biographies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PhilHoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhilHoad</span></a></p>