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Re:Cédric Villani: mathematician challenging to be Paris mayor by 97b683f8 on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @05:43PM (#21403121)
Nothing to see here unfortunately, he's like any other politician. I mean you wouldn't be able to tell he's received a Fields medal by the way he speaks and what propositions he makes.

I too would like to hear him say " ... you bring up the subject of housing in Paris and I'll tell you how I think about the problem: in mathematics we have a rather abstract concept called a Group ... ".

Re:Cédric Villani: mathematician challenging to be Paris mayor by SiempreViernes on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @06:43PM (#21403729)
Maybe he’s secretly actually talking about a differen kind of building? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_(mathematics)