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Alex Kontorovich on the Absolute Truth of Pure Math

The Joy of x

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Is That What You're Gonna Say to Day Yr?

Micheal Jordan recalls working with the great mathematician. He says he was always happy to make a mistake and is not cautious about conjectures. But when it came to his work, Michael would be left scratching his head for hours at a time. "I've no idea what he's saying. I'm just jotting down in my note book as fast as i can"

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