Euclid

…from facilities including HST, JWST, Euclid and Keck. The appointment includes scope for independent research. The priority review date has passed; later applications are considered if the vacancy remains unfilled, through the final date shown.

Yang-Hui He joins Steven Strogatz to trace geometry from ancient measurement and Euclid to curved spaces, general relativity, and string theory. They discuss why geometry provides a shared language for mathematics and physics, how rigorous proof interacts with physical intuition, and how artificial intelligence might change mathematical discovery. The conversation also contrasts broad conceptual views with concentrated work on individual problems.