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by adamsmith143 1451 days ago
It just points to faults in the University system. If no University in the US could adequately judge his talent, how many other potential Fields level Mathematicians were also missed?
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Hydraulix989 1451 days ago
It has to be a small number, given the rarity of the honor.
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adamsmith143 1451 days ago
Fields level, meaning good enough to possibly win one. Not necessarily actual winners.
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BeetleB 1451 days ago
Kinda similar to the fault in interviewing for SW jobs as well, right?
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jjtheblunt 1451 days ago
It's interesting UIUC recognized it early
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geodel 1451 days ago
It would be a fault if there are examples of other systems where there are zero chances of something like this occurring.
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adamsmith143 1451 days ago
So this system has no faults because other systems have faults?
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