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What is the maximum number of cards that can be face-up while avoiding a SET? Surprisingly, this question is at the heart of a decades old central problem in extremal combinatorics and additive number theory that had a major breakthrough in 2017. In this talk, we describe the breakthrough, and how the presenter used ideas in its development to make headway on a range of disparate problems in combinatorics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Dr. Mohamed Omar is an Associate Professor of Mathematics, Associate Chair of Mathematics and the Joseph B. Platt Chair in Effective Teaching at Harvey Mudd College. He has received national awards for his research, including being the inaugural recipient of the American Mathematical Society\u2019s Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship and an inaugural recipient of the Karen EDGE Fellowship, both celebrating mid-career research. He has also earned the Henry L. 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