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Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by epiccoleman on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @12:33PM (#49185188)
Man you went to a way cooler high school than me. I definitely was not taught anything that would help me understand how a nuclear reactor work.
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Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by eru on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @03:02PM (#49187399)
Not even basic thermodynamics?
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Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by lstodd on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @03:01PM (#49187386)
having a lab assignment detecting beta-emission from 40-K (potassium-40 salt) is of course unthinkable nowadays. or idk, assembling a interferometer out of a HeNe laser for example. Whoa, no! Kids can get hurt!
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Re:Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI by UpsideDownRide on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:46PM (#49205699)
You might have a massively distorted image of what average education looks like both now and back whenever you were in HS.
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