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The original content at https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-failure-has-made-mathematics-stronger-20240522/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-failure-has-made-m
by ricardobeat 2y ago
The original content at https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-failure-has-made-mathematics-stronger-20240522/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-failure-has-made-mathemat... was replaced with a link to the essay. Writing a separate comment as it is not possible to reply.
IMO the magazine article was a much more accessible read, and a different story about the author himself and the essay.
Replacing the story feels disrespectful to both the journalist, for his work that certainly only amplified the reach of the essay, as well as the author for denying him the spotlight.
- zem 2y agoI agree, the essay was a perfectly fine personal reflection, but the quanta article was way better - the reporter was a skilled interviewer, and helped bring out far more of the essence of what the author was trying to say in his essay, and relate it to the overall state of mathematics today.