Interview with Rahul Pandharipande

<p>Rahul Pandharipande is a professor in ETH Zurich, working in algebraic geometry. In this interview, Rahul talks about advising PhD students and maintaining a big research group, the role of mathematics in the world and the intuition behind mathematical problems.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Rahul's webpage: <a href="https://people.math.ethz.ch/~rahul/​">https://people.math.</a><a href="https://people.math.ethz.ch/~rahul/​">ethz.ch/~rahul/<br> </a></p> <p>0:00<br> teaser</p> <p>0:25<br> math vs physics</p> <p>4:38<br> proof is the last thing</p> <p>6:55<br> misconceptions about math research among students</p> <p>9:46<br> PhD students teach Rahul</p> <p>12:32<br> personal feeling for a math problem</p> <p>13:28<br> geometric intuition</p> <p>17:25<br> entertaining lectures with ideas</p> <p>19:31<br> Rahul's struggles in research ;)</p> <p>20:53<br> collaborations are the best</p> <p>24:47<br> big research group is easier to maintain</p> <p>26:59<br> which students are good mathematicians</p> <p>28:35<br> should you do a PhD in math?</p> <p>29:55<br> managing work-life balance</p> <p>32:48<br> research group hikes are fun</p> <p>35:55<br> doing math with no pen and paper</p> <p>39:08<br> Schopenhauer recommendations</p> <p>40:14<br> how to do math when your homeland is in pain</p> <p>43:56<br> algebraic geometry is very useful</p> <p>45:53<br> math joke with an explanation</p> <p>47:58<br> what is good mathematics</p> <p>50:33<br> extra opportunities for minorities in math</p> <p>52:03<br> funny conference episode</p> <p>53:54<br> chatting about my youtube channel</p> <p>54:20<br> please help me advertise the channel!</p> <p>55:18<br> I want more collaborators</p> <p>55:39<br> good advice for young mathematicians</p>