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Maynard is absolutely incredible. He's up there with Terence Tao[0]. [0] https://www.quantamagazine.org/james-maynard-solves-the-hardest-easy-math-problems-202

• macintux 4y ago
  Idly curious, did this HN post originally reference a different article? Your link is the same as the post.
  • bdn_ 4y ago
    The HN articles still links to this for me: https://www.quantamagazine.org/number-theorist-james-maynard-wins-the-fields-medal-20220705/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/number-theorist-james-maynard... It's possible that Quantum Magazine changed the title and is redirecting this old URL to the new one.
    • macintux 4y ago
      They just repurposed the old content for the Fields Medal, and I carelessly didn’t spot the difference.
      • Rerarom 4y ago
        They also did that with Scholze in 2018.
        • macintux 4y ago
          Makes sense, it’s a big investment to write such a detailed, quality article.
  • irjustin 4y ago
    Yeah I had the same problem initially. It LOOKS really similar because they both use the same picture and are by the same author. But the HNews one is 2022 and mine is back from 2020.
    • macintux 4y ago
      Aha, I see. The new article is the old one, augmented.
• wanderingmind 4y ago
  Not to take away anything from Maynard, but Tao is in a different league. He is the last of the generalist among mathematicians having made significant contributions to multiple streams on number theory, harmonic analysis, differential equations among others. In the age of hyper specialisation, we might never be able to see another Tao in any foreseeable future.