@intelligenceres The discussion of modern mathematics is as staggeringly pompous a display of ignorance as I've seen in a long time.
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@St_Rev@intelligenceres it is okay I'm just happy to hear your take
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres Number one, there's simply orders of magnitude more mathematics today than there was 100 or 200 years ago.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres A working mathematician might be conversant with three. Gauss, in his time, could know all mathematics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres Paul Erdos, in his time, knew about 10%. Terry Tao might know 1%.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres ...algebra in his day, at the age of 21. But we *teach* Galois to 17 year olds. On the other hand...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres That theorem took TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES TO PROVE. And who are you going to announce it to?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres Around 1990, there were about three thousand distinct subfields of mathematics classified.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres Consequences: 1) It takes much more study to reach the frontiers of research, taking years out of careers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing@intelligenceres Furthermore, Charlton clearly isn't familiar with the idea of low hanging fruit. Galois revolutionized...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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