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It reminds me of this story from a decade back: https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/12/06/0416250/medical-researcher-rediscovers-integration https://science.s

• gunshai 7y ago
  That is hilarious. "The total area under a curve is computed by dividing the area under the curve between two designated values on the X-axis (abscissas) into small segments (rectangles and triangles) whose areas can be accurately calculated from their respective geometrical formulas."
  • microcolonel 7y ago
    I think it kinda cuts both ways, and people filled with self-doubt will undermine their own learning. When I was young, like 10-12, I basically independently discovered Scheme on paper, from boredom. I know I also independently discovered integration, it's just that my experience with other things that have names in maths told me that what I'd discovered was too obvious to have a name; so I didn't know anyone thought it was a big deal until much later.
  • gspr 7y ago
    It's a shame that it only works for glucose curves. Imagine if someone could generalize it :-)
• abhgh 7y ago
  Oh I remember this! Was hilarious!