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Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Maths is essential schooling: it trains you to split big problems into small ones and to think for yourself, the same skill programming, project management and founding a company need. Maths is essential schooling: it trainsyou to split big problems into small onesand to think for yourself, the same skillprogramming, project management andfounding a company need. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company — tap to centre the map on it A lack of education makes women'stalk insipid and their solitudeunbearable; learning is necessary tomake them useful company MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it A practical science of nature'sforces could make humans the lordsand possessors of nature Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can onlybe seen by the broadly educated iselitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Sept 2023 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A revival of liberal undergraduate education will probably have to happen in places not dominated by a graduate school — tap to centre the map on it A revival of liberal undergraduateeducation will probably have tohappen in places not dominated by agraduate school JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A thorough review found no critical issues. — tap to centre the map on it A thorough review found no criticalissues. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A university exists above all to connect real life with growing knowledge, not merely to teach bread-winning — tap to centre the map on it A university exists above all toconnect real life with growingknowledge, not merely to teachbread-winning Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. — tap to centre the map on it AI could compete with humanmathematicians once it acquires amathematical sense of smell: knowingwhich way of splitting a problemmakes it easier rather than harder. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI excels at breadth and human experts at depth, which makes them complementary and makes today's depth-focused way of doing science the wrong shape. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at breadth and humanexperts at depth, which makes themcomplementary and makes today'sdepth-focused way of doing sciencethe wrong shape. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. — tap to centre the map on it AI in chess and mathematics does notexplain anything; it says whichposition is better, and humans buildthe theory from that. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will increasingly produce mathematical proofs, just as it already writes most code. — tap to centre the map on it AI will increasingly producemathematical proofs, just as italready writes most code. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 DL Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lean and tools like GitHub will let experimental mathematics scale far beyond what one mathematician's spaghetti code allows today. — tap to centre the map on it Lean and tools like GitHub will letexperimental mathematics scale farbeyond what one mathematician'sspaghetti code allows today. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: When formalising a proof costs no more than writing it, mathematics will flip: papers written in Lean first, and journals refereeing only for significance because correctness is certified. — tap to centre the map on it When formalising a proof costs nomore than writing it, mathematicswill flip: papers written in Leanfirst, and journals refereeing onlyfor significance because correctnessis certified. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Maths is essential schooling: it trains you to split big problems into small ones and to think for yourself, the same skill programming, project management and founding a company need. Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago Holds Pavel Durov Read this korrent →