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JVN was a superhuman, but he is a bit oversold and a goto example of this class of people. Hyperbolic comparison by Sam doesn't help here. Now, Terry Tao is a
by sinenomine 4y ago
JVN was a superhuman, but he is a bit oversold and a goto example of this class of people. Hyperbolic comparison by Sam doesn't help here.
Now, Terry Tao is a person of the same, if not greater caliber. A real, living 200 IQ genius.
- laichzeit0 4y agoVon Neumann’s impact is at least an order of magnitude greater than Tao’s. No disrespect, he is a great mathematician. But the sheer breath of von Neumann’s impact is unparalleled. [1] [1]https://www.wikiwand.com/en/John_von_Neumann https://www.wikiwand.com/en/John_von_Neumann
- Melatonic 4y agoThose rare few where the extreme overclocking of their brain from birth had somehow enough cooling to keep them from going insane :-D
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