These talks will be self-contained presentations of mathematical concepts and theorems. They are intended to be accessible to all mathematics students. Coffee, tea and drinks will be provided.

Evariste Galois is one of the truly romantic figures in mathematics. Having discovered the impossibility (in a certain sense) of solving high degree polynomial equations (what is now known as Galois Theory), he promptly got himself killed in a duel, at the age of 20. It is still debated whether the duel was primarily over a woman or was a byproduct of the revolutionary French politics of the time.

"Evariste Galois" is an extremely obscure short French film from 1965. It is all melodrama, no maths, and mostly fiction.