Hecke Algebra
No seriously. That’s what this post is about. I hope this will be the first liveblooging of a math doctoral defense. And you hope it will be the last. If he says something I can comprehend I’ll pass it along. Otherwise, I’ll just talk about his clothes.
UPDATE, BY OLLY: Clearly, I failed to reach my audience.
Either way, It Is Done. I am now going to the bar, where I am going to continually insist on being referred to as “Doctor” until someone punches me.

