i suspect the latter. i was unaware of the his early life story before watching this video. there is necessarily some kind of eccentricity embedded in that ki

i suspect the latter. i was unaware of the his early life story before watching this video. there is necessarily some kind of eccentricity embedded in that kind of experience. anyway, really inspiring video. it seems that upon hearing "erdos" people too often just think, "oh, right, the probablistic method is really cool," or (far-far worse), "yeah, taking amphetamines and doing math is where it's at," but the sense of community, collaboration, and kindness described in the video is a broader and further reaching legacy than any single fact about the man's life. there's a kind of transitivity to that attitude (in any walk of life). one of the kindest mathematicians i've ever met is adjacent to erdos, and i don't think that's entirely coincidental.