Plane turned around, passenger interrogated because... he was doing differential equations while olive-skinned.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/wp/2016/05/07/ivy-league-economist-interrogated-for-doing-math-on-american-airlines-flight/ …
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But of course if he had been doing partial differential equations. Then I understand the unease. Should not be allowed to fly. ::headdesk:.
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Movie: hero travels back in time to ensure nobody who works on Black-Scholes equation can fly, no insane derivatives, no financial crisis.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted matt blaze
Inspired by: https://twitter.com/mattblaze/status/728990870578597888 … If economists could not work on differential equations, maybe no Lehman crisis, no Trump nomination? 
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