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quid comments on "ABC and MO" (20486)

2012-11-05T04:54:54-08:00

Thank's for sharing this. It is interesting that this article to me seems to capture the reality of the situation much better than the claims of some around here.

DavidRoberts comments on "ABC and MO" (20482)

2012-11-04T17:43:22-08:00

Thanks, François.

François G. Dorais comments on "ABC and MO" (20481)

2012-11-04T17:03:22-08:00

(Reposted in the success stories thread.)

Bill Johnson comments on "ABC and MO" (20478)

2012-11-04T14:30:09-08:00

Except that "even" should be "especially".

Will Jagy comments on "ABC and MO" (20477)

2012-11-04T13:17:21-08:00

“Mathematics is very painful to read, even for mathematicians”

I think we have a new banner for MO.

voloch comments on "ABC and MO" (20474)

2012-11-04T11:25:22-08:00

For what it's worth, the infamous ABC discussion and a number of MO regulars feature prominently in this article

http://bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/11/03/abc-proof-too-tough-even-for-mathematicians/o9bja4kwPuXhDeDb2Ana2K/story.html