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I'm a professor in the Mathematics Dept. at M.I.T. I mostly work on quantum computation, quantum information, and quantum complexity, but I am also interested in other areas of theoretical computer science and mathematics.

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Meaning of "the field was found to be plowed as thoroughly as any young man at Oxford" in 'The Book of Dragons'
Nov 14
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Accented è in Blake's "The little ones leapèd, and shoutèd, and laugh'd / And all the hills echoèd."
May 1, 2022
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What is the pun in Kipling's poem "The Three-Decker"?
Feb 20, 2018
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Detective novel: “1.5 gallons of blood doesn’t sound like a lot to most people. Pour 1.5 gallons of milk on your kitchen floor and get back to me.”
Oct 13, 2022
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In Ozymandias, who is the "ye" in the line "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" meant to be addressing?
Jan 8
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Meaning of "The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed" in "Ozymandias"
Jun 16, 2018
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Why did the alexandrine become the "natural" metre for French verse drama, whereas English renaissance drama adopted the iambic pentameter?
Jan 12, 2018
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Was C. S. Lewis condemning nuclear weapons in The Magician's Nephew?
Oct 5, 2017
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Were all of Shakespeare's plays fully in iambic pentameter?
Aug 5, 2017
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What does 'levee' mean in the Three Musketeers?
Nov 14, 2022
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