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Estranges?! You must not be talking about John Conway. This article honors a mathematician who is utterly devoted to teaching, whose research focuses on making
by rspeer 10y ago
Estranges?! You must not be talking about John Conway.
This article honors a mathematician who is utterly devoted to teaching, whose research focuses on making interesting mathematical results more accessible, who can have a half-hour conversation with a middle or high schooler that inspires them in STEM for years. This is the opposite of estrangement.
- kutkloon7 10y agoNo, I am talking about the guy who wrote the article. I appreciate the article and its subject, I just dislike the tone. The 'mathematicians are wizards'-attitude is hurting STEM, that is my point. I'm all for praising mathematicians, but they should be praised for their work and cleverness, not for their godlikeness. It is just pretentious bullshit.