Interview with Tomer Schlank

<p>Tomer Schlank is a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, working in homotopy theory and arithmetic geometry. In this interview, Tomer shares his experience of advising a big group of students, speaks about the importance of embracing the struggle, and explains how to get unstuck in a math problem.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Tomer's homepage: <a href="https://mathematics.huji.ac.il/people/tomer-schlank">https://mathematics.huji.ac.il/people/tomer-schlank</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Photo: from Tomer's homepage</p> <p><br></p> <p>0:00 teaser</p> <p>0:31 astronaut’s dreams</p> <p>4:06 enjoying the struggle</p> <p>8:27 top-down thinking</p> <p>11:35 seminar with physicists</p> <p>14:52 math dream with Vesna Stojanoska</p> <p>19:24 taking breaks in projects</p> <p>22:32 advising 11 students</p> <p>26:47 doing math &amp; drinking arak</p> <p>31:14 being stuck is good for you</p> <p>34:49 how to get unstuck</p> <p>38:08 don’t worry about talent</p> <p>42:33 why people hate math</p> <p>45:36 run towards the problem</p> <p>48:25 don’t look down on other parts of math</p> <p>51:43 final advice</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>