Rising stars of mathematics awarded prestigious 2026 Fields Medal
Nature, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02169-1 Two of the four are the first Chinese-born winners of the prize since 1982.
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The AI takeover of mathematics has begun
Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year "soul searching." A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he's been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before.
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In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal
Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.
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