Terence Tao on Nostr: For most of my professional career, I have tried to keep my personal life separate ...

For most of my professional career, I have tried to keep my personal life separate from my professional one. While I did occasionally post on non-mathematical topics, such as some notorious posts on politics, my social media has largely been restricted to purely mathematical ones (or reporting activities that I have been involved in, such as my work at PCAST). I will continue doing so, but I have decided to also share here more of my thought processes and beliefs, as I have realized how helpful this exercise is for myself, and sometimes also for those around me. When times are good and normal, and people have most of their needs met, this would be unnecessary, and arguably rather pretentious; but these are not normal times.

So, expect some more personal thoughts and reflections on this Mastodon account going forward. But in the meantime, I can highlight the most recent post of my coauthor, Tanya Klowden, on our "Climbing the cosmic distance ladder" instagram at https://www.instagram.com/p/DCFoHqMomPx/?img_index=1 , on the perspective one can gain from being in darkness, whether in astronomy or here on Earth. (3/3)