No baking this week or last because I’ve been traveling: I spent all of last week in Berkeley at MSRI aka math heaven, at a “hot topics” workshop. Info here if you’re curious: http://www.msri.org. It was incredible. Surface subgroups and cube complexes. I understood maybe a third to a quarter of what was going on it and will try to explain some of it in here this week. You might remember my first math post which was a confusing terrible time for everyone involved.
Hopefully I’ve become more lucid since then, and I’ll be able to better explain cube complexes and cubulations sometime this week. It really is a nifty tool going on at the forefront of pure mathematical research, and part of the point of this blog is sharing what the forefront Of mathematical research is, without needing to be a math major to understand. Though you might need some help understanding my late night grammar. Anyways, this is just a check in post.
Bonus recipe: so easy, so delicious. Chocolate “mousse” in five minutes:
Take a big bowl. Put a tonof ice cubes in it, like two or three trays worth, plus a little water . Then nest a smaller bowl on the ice. Metal is fantastic here. Next, melt a bag of good Chocolate chips or better,breakup a 10 ounce bar, into a cup of water on the stove, stirring constantly until the mix is completely smooth, about three minutes.
Pour your melted chocolate into the iced bowl, and whisk whisk whisk until it’s light and fluffy, about five minutes. Or use a beater. Sprinkle liberally with some fresh ground sea salt, and pour into nice glasses. I top with homemade vanilla whipped cream and/or fresh fruit: strawberries, raspberries, bananas, pretty much anything will work.
THIS RECIPE IS FANTASTIC AND EASY AND YOU SHOULD MAKE IT.
Baking and Math 
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