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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by coliveira on Monday October 21, 2024 @09:36PM (#41910328)
Well, the eccentric geniuses have already left the system... Frankly, if you go through the last 30 years, how many such geniuses you can find in American universities? I only see a little bit higher than average, so it seems that the system has already eliminated the geniuses.
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Re:Math is still catching up to the genius of Ramanujan by clipsy on Monday October 21, 2024 @10:06PM (#41910476)
> I only see a little bit higher than average

Could you share your source for statistics on "eccentric geniuses"?

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