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I find it surprising they implied Overdeck is a superior mathematician to Tao. Winning the fields medal is a public award, based on his excellent papers and res
by arcanus 11y ago
I find it surprising they implied Overdeck is a superior mathematician to Tao. Winning the fields medal is a public award, based on his excellent papers and results.
Contrast this with some event in Tribeca the article does not even provide the name of.
Color me skeptical.
- auntienomen 11y agoJudging mathematical talent by these sorts of competitions is a bit like judging athletic talent by holding arm wrestling competitions. Probably indicative, but not overwhelming evidence. Anyways, I doubt anyone familiar with both thinks Overdeck is a better mathematician than Tao. But this article is from Forbes, and their audience of businessmen may not mind seeing a businessman portrayed as smarter than the professor.