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by jbarciauskas 2576 days ago
He's obviously incredibly smart to have achieved what he did at such a young age, but he's actually a joy to listen to as well.
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I was trying to remember why his name sounded familiar. 12 years ago, when I was an 18 year old with mediocre math grades trying to figure out what to do with my life, I went to a guest lecture he was doing down the street at Dalhousie University. It was the first time I remember being excited about math, which became my major.