{"659975":{"#nid":"659975","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Hello interflexionality: what I learned from the 14th Gathering for Gardner","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBack in April, an unusual mix of scientists, artists, and magicians met in Atlanta for the 14th Gathering for Gardner (G4G14), a biennial conference inspired by the late Martin Gardner, who wrote the Recreational Mathematics column for \u003Cem\u003EScientific American\u003C\/em\u003E from 1957-1981. The emphasis is on mixing fun and science, and speakers must stick to six minute time limits during their stage presentations. One of those presenting\u0026nbsp;was mathematician\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lewlefton.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELew Lefton\u003C\/a\u003E, College of Sciences assistant dean of information technology and associate\u0026nbsp;vice president for research computing, who spent his time onstage telling math\/science\u0026nbsp;jokes. Example:\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;You either believe in the law of the excluded middle or you don\u0026rsquo;t.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E(The law of the excluded middle: a statement is either true or false.) \u003C\/em\u003ELew\u0026#39;s follow-up:\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026quot;That\u0026#39;s the only time that joke has ever got a laugh.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-08-05 18:20:03","changed_gmt":"2022-08-05 18:20:03","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/hello-interflexionality-what-i-learned-from-the-14th-gathering-for-gardner\/","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"175670","name":"Lew Lefton"},{"id":"191031","name":"Gathering for Gardener 14"},{"id":"191032","name":"G4G14"},{"id":"10836","name":"Martin Gardner"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}