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Ryan Budney comments on "Mathoverflow mentioned in the New York Times" (8378)

Ryan Budney — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:44:02 -0700

I apologise for sounding old and jaded but the actual news hasn't been newsworthy for a long time. Everything has to be given the spin of some conventional plot that's easily digestible, or it won't make it into a newspaper. In that regard, the article is about as much as one could hope for. And while "insular" isn't quite accurate, it does partially hit the mark. Mathematics is a miniscule minority with rather arcane standards from a layman's perspective.

Suresh Venkat comments on "Mathoverflow mentioned in the New York Times" (8377)

Suresh Venkat — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:10:48 -0700

It's funny how (since the proof wasn't validated) most of the popular press is struggling with writing some kind of process story: either the

maverick against the establishment or
21st century ways of doing research or
NERD CATFIGHT !!

Yemon Choi comments on "Mathoverflow mentioned in the New York Times" (8376)

Yemon Choi — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:16:27 -0700

I haven't read through all the article, since on hitting the description of Deolalikar as

An outsider to the insular field

I could feel my blood pressure starting to rise... (it's the "insular" which riles me)

Still, I suppose the article does illustrate the profile MO is gaining.

Noah Snyder comments on "Mathoverflow mentioned in the New York Times" (8375)

Noah Snyder — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:39:14 -0700

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/science/17proof.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1281998241-AfT5DmAsHkL7w9w6ys93QQ