Interview with Olga Paris-Romaskevich
Olga Paris-Romaskevich is a CNRS researcher at Marseille Institute of Mathematics, working in dynamical systems. In this interview Olga talks about the joy of popularizing mathematics and shares a truly inspiring story of how she (almost) quit math! Olga's webpage: https://romaskevich.carrd.co https://marielhuissier.carrd.co (Marie Lhuissier, mathematical storyteller) https://www.mathematiquesvagabondes.fr (French association Mathématiques Vagabondes created by Olga Paris-Romaskevich and Marie Lhuissier, to foster exchange between arts and mathematics) https://matematika.mathematiquesvagab... (site of the MАТЕМАТИКА project — exchanging with women in mathematics in Russia) http://ciel.mmi-lyon.fr/ Exhibition Mathematics of the sky 0:00 teaser 00:30 unexpected interview outcome 01:16 when math research became a choice 04:45 why you choose math 8:44 what being a mathematician means 10:43 how math changed you 12:50 which skills math research gives you 17:16 desired changes in the math community 21:21 what’s included in “inclusivity” 25:48 young mathematicians feeling included 28:14 math as an instrument in life 32:28 why popularize math 36:15 traveling through Russia to collect math stories 38:28 how Olya inspired me to start “Math-life balance” 39:19 the importance of dreaming 40:10 how Olya quit academia (not clickbait:) ) 44:28 what happens when you decide to stop doing math 47:30 don’t change how you are, change the world around 49:57 not working when you don’t have motivation 51:38 how to learn a TED talk 53:24 cool metaphor of math research 56:12 advice to those who feel lost these days