Math-Life Balance

Interview with Hélène Esnault

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Hélène Esnault is an Einstein Professor in Freie Universitaet Berlin, working in algebraic geometry. In this interview Hélène talks, among other things, about social discrimination, her passions to poetry and philosophy, and her work at the Fields Medal Committee.

Hélène's homepage: http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/esnault/​

  • 0:00​ Social discrimination
  • 6:57​ Passionate about humanities
  • 12:00​ Struggle of solving math problems, being different
  • 17:44​ Focusing on math and intuition
  • 21:25​ Moment of enlightenment
  • 23:26​ Working on a math problem
  • 29:10​ Losing keys at night
  • 31:05​ Experience of collaborations
  • 36:07​ Are you good enough to do math
  • 37:49​ Personal webpage filled with poetry and photos
  • 46:35​ Working in international committees 
  • 53:42​ Fields Medal Committee
  • 58:00​ Fun quiz for the end!
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