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Im always conflicted about stories like these. All of the mathematicians I’ve known ARE weird - really into technicalities and finding loopholes. But for some
by parpfish 2y ago
Im always conflicted about stories like these.
All of the mathematicians I’ve known ARE weird - really into technicalities and finding loopholes.
But for some of them (particularly undergrad math majors)… I think the weirdness is a bit of an affectation that they adopt having heard so many stories about oddball geniuses. They fear that if they were able to behave and relate to normal people it proves that they lack the otherworldly genius they want to be know for.
Let’s also normalize genius being normal people
- galaxyLogic 2y agoTwo physicists I think it was Bohr and Heisenberg were traveling on a train in Scotland together. Bohr looked out the train-window and said: Hey Heisenberg, look at those lambs! Heisenberg replied: What about them? Bohr: They are all black. Isn't that a big coincidence? Heisenberg: Yes. At least this side of them. I may have forgotten who this anecdote was really about, but is one story about how strange those guys can be. :-)