Polynomial functors were introduced in an algebraic setting by Eilenberg and Mac Lane around 1954 (but implicitly were present already in the work of Schur circa 1900). Since the advent of the calculus of functors (Tom Goodwillie in the 1990-ies), … Continue reading Colloquium: Monday, June 4, 2 pm. Speaker: Gregory Arone (Stockholm). Title: “Polynomial functors in topology and algebra”.