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Proof for the Gaussian correlation inequality was - Written in Word - Uses techniques just seem too wimpy for the problem at hand. - Was published in a preda
by 1ris 9y ago
Proof for the Gaussian correlation inequality was
- Written in Word
- Uses techniques just seem too wimpy for the problem at hand.
- Was published in a predatory journal
- __s 9y agoHence why Scott explicitly takes time to address that there will surely be outliers on both ends
- 1ris 9y agoI just wanted to point out that's is not a theoretical possibility, but actual ground breaking work did look sketchy as hell. The "The nice thing about math is that sooner or later the truth comes out" bothers me. The knowlege in Archimedes palimpsest was lost so long the eventually doesn't seem to be much comfort.
- abecedarius 9y agoGrassman was another more recent example, though obviously we can't now find recent examples that will lie dormant for millennia...
- interstitial 9y agoWhen we trust Academia to write their own history books, the theme is always "sooner or later the truth comes out."
- jstarks 9y agoFor those curious about the details of this, I found this interesting article: https://www.quantamagazine.org/statistician-proves-gaussian-correlation-inequality-20170328/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/statistician-proves-gaussian-....