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Jim Conant
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I like low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory. I'm particularly drawn to problems that involve algebraic spaces of graphs, such as graph homology.

Check out my mathematical blog, IHX.

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How misleading is it to regard $\frac{dy}{dx}$ as a fraction?
Aug 23, 2011
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Are there examples of non-orientable manifolds in nature?
Nov 12, 2010
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What makes four dimensions special?
Nov 28, 2010
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Why are there no wild arcs in the plane?
Mar 8, 2011
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Examples of interesting false proofs
Jan 10, 2019
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What if Current Foundations of Mathematics are Inconsistent?
Oct 3, 2010
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Utility of virtual knot theory?
Dec 1, 2010
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Reference request: The first cohomology of SL(2,Z) with coefficients in homogeneous polynomials
Nov 5, 2010
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Propagation of an error in the LMO invariant? (Revision: I don't think LMO is wrong!)
Oct 14, 2010
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Is the moduli space of graphs simply connected?
Nov 17, 2015

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Is it appropriate to assign Mechanical Turk-type tasks as extra credit?
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Does $X\times S^1\cong Y\times S^1$ imply that $X\times\mathbb R\cong Y\times\mathbb R$?
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Function which is continuous everywhere in its domain, but differentiable only at one point
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Are the rationals minus a point homeomorphic to the rationals?
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Intuitive explanation of Left invariant Vector Field