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How does someone dies of "natural causes" at 25? This sounds more like an unknown health condition.
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What is considered a paper in CS is different than in many other fields. That is not to say the content is not worthy of publication, just that they tend to be shorter and often are more focused on a single issue. There are also publications in conference proceedings that are usually an easier review process. Looking at his top 10 by citation count on google scholar shows most in proceedings and under 10 pages. Argua…
> There are also publications in conference proceedings that are usually an easier review process. The big CS conferences are around 20% acceptance rate, Science and Nature are around 7%. So while easier than Science, that is still quite an accomplishment!
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Well co-author. First author is one thing, co-author is another. And I no way mean any disrespect to someone who obviously has contributed a great deal to his field.
I don't think there's the concept of first author in theoretical CS? All the papers I've seen there follow the same practice as in Math, where authors are just alphabetical.
How does someone dies of "natural causes" at 25? This sounds more like an unknown health condition.
It's a sad event for the theoretical CS community. I didn't know Michael, but looking at some of the other memorials some prominent researchers have written ([2], [3]), he appears to have been an extremely promising researcher and collaborator.
[1] https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3468#comment-1746556
[2] https://blogs.princeton.edu/imabandit/2017/09/28/michael-b-c...
Life is so precious. To think any one of us reading this could be gone tomorrow.
How does someone dies of "natural causes" at 25? This sounds more like an unknown health condition.
Very sad news about Michael. My heart is with his family and friends.
How does someone dies of "natural causes" at 25? This sounds more like an unknown health condition.