Allyn Jackson
Writer and editor
I am a freelance writer and editor with over 30 years of experience and a specialty in mathematics and theoretical computer science. Some examples of my latest work:
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“Wie hat Don das nur gemacht? (How did Don do it?)” (on Don Zagier receiving the Heinz Gumin Prize), Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22 May 2024 (subscription required)
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“Interview with Yasha Eliashberg”, Celebratio Mathematica, May 2024
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“Die Berechnung der Welt (Computing the World)” (on Avi Wigderson receiving the ACM Turing Award), Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24 April 2024 (subscription required)
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“Susan Landau Awarded AMS Bertrand Russell Prize”, Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 23 January 2024
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“The Miracle Group: Six women from Taiwan and their journey into mathematics”, Celebratio Mathematica, October 2023
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"A Pioneer in Participatory Design Turns 80 (profile of Christiane Floyd)", Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 16 May 2023
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“Why the Simplex Method, at Age 75, is Still the Go-to Algorithm”, Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 31 January 2023
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“When Existence is Inefficient” (on the TFNP complexity class), Inference: International Review of Science, October 2022
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“Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research”, Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 8 September 2022
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Articles about awards presented at the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians, 5 July 2022: Abacus Medal to Mark Braverman, Chern Medal to Barry Mazur; Gauss Prize to Elliott Lieb; Leelavati Prize to Nikolai Andreev
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“Dear Julia, Dear Yuri: A Mathematical Correspondence”, Celebratio Mathematica, May 2022
Additional articles can be found on my Publications page.
I am available for writing projects such as journalistic articles, reports, proposals, etc. In addition, my skills as an editor increase readability, reduce errors, and add an extra level of polish. Please contact me for further information.
Copyright Allyn Jackson 2024