This is not a weeping angel. I hope.

“In the battle of ideas for metaphors for explaining these phenomena, graphs are doing pretty well for themselves.” — Jon Kleinberg (at the plenary).

Greetings from Allerton! I know blogging has been light since the semester started. I chalk it up to the whole “starting as an assistant professor is time-consuming” thing. I really hope there isn’t a strong converse because I definitely feel like I am operating above capacity.

Regardless, posts to continue again soon. There have been lots of interesting talks here, and lots to follow up on, time permitting.