Math-Life Balance
Math-Life Balance
Mura Yakerson
Interview with Peter Scholze
56 minutes Posted May 22, 2021 at 9:47 am.
proof or relatability 
influence of the background
learning math vs solving problems
Peter is not creative
math chat (sorry!)
collaborating with Dustin Clausen
math gives head ache
pressure of Fields medal
representing others is the worst
interviews with prodigies
don't waste time on the Riemann hypothesis
emails from amateur mathematicians
lockdown time is unproductive
writing math is pain
thanks to Germany for sponsoring math
updating Hilbert’s list of problems
Oberwolfach AG’s are cool
advice for young mathematicians
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Peter Scholze is a professor in Bonn University, working in number theory and arithmetic geometry. In this interview, we chat about the pressure of the Fields medal, discuss the pain of writing math papers and argue about math.
Peter's homepage: http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/scholze/
Photo: Hausdorff Center for Mathematics / Barbara Frommann
Merkurjev's lecture on the proof of Bloch-Kato conjecture: https://youtu.be/bUaWCOtBUHs