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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Nov 2015

    Hey @JohnAllenPaulos, If you can't teach a Chimp algebra, then what Math might intelligent aliens be unable to teach Humans?

    10:22 AM - 13 Nov 2015
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      2. John Allen Paulos‏ @JohnAllenPaulos 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hi @neiltyson. For anything (not just math) beyond our "complexity horizon," we'd be in position of dogs trying to learn constitutional law.

        10 replies 65 retweets 149 likes
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      2. John Allen Paulos‏ @JohnAllenPaulos 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hi @neiltyson I didn’t mean to slight dogs, especially since a brilliant one, Shmata, who can do a lot that I can't, is at my feet.

        1 reply 10 retweets 50 likes
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      2. PC 3lit3st Brah‏ @PsVita3000 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Can you stop spamming my feed please. Thank you, Neil

        2 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      3. The Phenom‏ @barnes2327 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @PsVita3000

        @PsVita3000 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos unfollow. Duh

        2 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
      4. The Phenom‏ @barnes2327 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @barnes2327

        @PsVita3000 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos. Who complains about someone as great as Neil sharing his thought food... I'll take another MR tyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. PC 3lit3st Brah‏ @PsVita3000 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @barnes2327

        @barnes2327 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos I greatly respect Neil just as you do but he is just waffling on. We call that Pub-talk over here.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. ash tokyo‏ @ash_tokyo 13 Nov 2015
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        @vendicepartners @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Theoretically speaking, if they've mastered interstellar travel, then maybe they are...

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      1. Robert van Leeuwen‏ @Asmyldof 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos If we're not careful, in a dozen years, the answer to that may be: Also Algebra.

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      2. BOBO Salish‏ @BoboSalish 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos It sure would not be Multiplying... ;)

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      1. Marc Evans‏ @MarcEvansImages 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Wait, didn't they already teach us the math we know?

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      2. Forest Spirit‏ @EarthenBlueSky7 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Please tell me the reason for PEMDAS rule. I just learned it in English. @JohnAllenPaulos

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Lars Bruchmann‏ @pilotlars 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @EarthenBlueSky7

        @EarthenBlueSky7 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos lol some people on fb had a crazy argument about this: some said 10...pic.twitter.com/mIH9IP0Fxh

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      4. Forest Spirit‏ @EarthenBlueSky7 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @pilotlars

        @pilotlars The answer is zero? @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Lars Bruchmann‏ @pilotlars 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @EarthenBlueSky7

        @EarthenBlueSky7 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos but some people think addition needs to be done prior to subtraction. That skews the solution.

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      6. Forest Spirit‏ @EarthenBlueSky7 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @pilotlars

        @pilotlars Introduce something like this and I'm confused: - 3 - (-8) + (+5) = ... - 6 or 16? @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Lars Bruchmann‏ @pilotlars 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @EarthenBlueSky7

        @EarthenBlueSky7 @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos it's 10

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      8. Forest Spirit‏ @EarthenBlueSky7 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @pilotlars

        @pilotlars And yet - 3 is still a minus? Does +(+5) become -5? Are the rules logical? @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Lars Bruchmann‏ @pilotlars 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @EarthenBlueSky7

        @EarthenBlueSky7 I meant yes and no. Sorry. -3 is a term. If you put them in parenthesis it may be easier. (-3)+(+5)=2

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