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"birds" and "hedgehogs", I think people have to switch between the two even within themselves, most likely with a preference.
by globalnode 1y ago
"birds" and "hedgehogs", I think people have to switch between the two even within themselves, most likely with a preference.
- gsf_emergency 1y ago>von Neumann was a frog who thought he was a bird If this switching is common, there should be well-known examples of birds who think they are frogs?? Maybe not Grothendieck either? It'd be somebody who can't help building theory to solve very specific problems..
- keutoi 1y agoMay be something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecture#Claimed_proofs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abc_conjecture#Claimed_proofs
- gsf_emergency 1y agoIf referring to Mochizuki, the following advice here for your consideration :) "Call no work ranid unless it has been proven not very useful" (Also avoids unnecessary ad hominems as a side effect heh)