Abel Prize Awarded to Japanese Mathematician Who Abstracted Abstractions (nytimes.com)

Posted by droidtask | votes: 80 | March 28, 2025 03:05
  • droidtask | Mar 28, 2025 03:07
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    “First of all, he has solved some open conjectures — hard problems that have been around,” said Helge Holden, chairman of the prize committee. “And second, he has opened new avenues, connecting areas that were not known to be connected before. This is something that always surprises mathematicians.”

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    droidtask | Mar 28, 2025 03:07
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    The honor is accompanied by 7.5 million Norwegian kroner, or about $700,000.

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    droidtask | Mar 28, 2025 03:08
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    What a cheap price for a genius

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    dd1 | Mar 28, 2025 03:16
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    how so ?

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    jason | Mar 28, 2025 03:16
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    I suspect it was a tongue in cheek

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    news | Mar 28, 2025 03:17
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    I don’t think so. He is really implying that the price is just an acknowledgement not really validation of the free market principles. You don’t generate $ for the value you generate.

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    news | Mar 28, 2025 03:18
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    Figuratively ?

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