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Subjectorum Univerſalium cum principiis abſolutis

The Cartesian product of universal subjects and absolute principles, from Athanasius Kircher's Ars Magna Sciendi, 1669.

[via BibliOdyssey, via KrazyDad]

Update (10/19): See also College Majors in the US, from the always lovely Indexed.

I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles...

The Second International Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences (MACIS 2007) will be held December 5-7, 2007, at INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt.

MACIS is a new series of conferences where foundational research on theoretical and practical problems of mathematics for computing and information processing may be presented and discussed. MACIS also addresses experimental and case studies, scientific and engineering computation, design and implementation of algorithms and software systems, and applications of mathematical methods and tools to outstanding and emerging problems in applied computer and information sciences. Each conference focuses on two or three themes.

The themes for MACIS 2007 are:

• Computational Geometry and Computer Aided Geometric Design
  
• Polynomial System Solving
  
• Algorithms and Complexity

The abstract submission deadline is October 21, 2007. Sacré merde! That's three days from now!

I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles...

David points to a new conference on Topological & Geometric Graph Theory to be held May 19-23 at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France. The conference has already lined up a truly impressive list of invited speakers. The deadline for submitting 4-page abstracts is December 31, 2007.

SOCG 2008 + SPM 2008

The call for papers for SOCG 2008 has been released. Abstracts are due November 21; papers are due December 3.

The call for papers for SPM 2008 is also out. Abstracts are due November 27; papers are due December 3. (I'm one of several SOCGiers on the program committee.)

The printers aren't smart, but they can copy smart things.

Scott Aaronson receives the ultimate compliment.

I predict an interview on the Colbert Report any day now. Or maybe Robot Chicken.