K3 surface thread time! (For Algebraic Geometer and the K3-curious.)

I'm on the scientific board of a mathematics conference, and we've made *modest* moves toward diversity and inclusion. In response, a senior member of the board resigned, with the sign-off "Good luck with your social engineering experiment."

Hey, math friends! I wrote an earnest autobiographical essay for a collection of earnest autobiographical essays! arxiv.org/abs/2105.03394