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  1. Missed it at the time but this year is the 70th anniversary of the first paper about Monte Carlo algorithms. Here's a lovely article about Arianna Rosenbluth's germinal role in one of the central concepts of our field: aps.org/publications/apsnews/202203/history.cfm
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      It's time to retire this 🤮 rumour: "...that Metropolis, Rosenbluth, and Teller had devised the algorithm at a cocktail party and that they added their wives’ names to the publication as a thank-you for enduring the technical conversation. There is no evidence this is the case."
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        And remember when we try to create workspaces and conferences that are safe, welcoming to all, supportive of parental and caring responsibilities, and in which everyone is respected - it's to stop people like Arianna Rosenbluth leaving academia against their wishes.
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