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I wonder how prize winners feel about such huge sums of money. Especially that very succesful people who win such prizes tend to win multiple prizes.
by markhollis 6y ago
I wonder how prize winners feel about such huge sums of money. Especially that very succesful people who win such prizes tend to win multiple prizes.
- psychometry 6y agoAlso, what does a tenured professor of mathematics do with such a sum other than spend it on himself? It's not like he's going to build out a lab and hire a bunch of research staff.
- xiaodai 6y agoInteresting perspective. I guesss you can ask Roger Federer at his prime and other tennis players.
- foota 6y agoSome don't seem to care, which makes sense to me. It's not like people go into research math for the money. Andrew Wiles gave up their prize for the Fermat's last theorem.