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quid comments on "ABC and MO" (20486)

quid — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:54:54 -0800

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)

DavidRoberts — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:43:22 -0800

Thanks, François.

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

François G. Dorais — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:03:22 -0800

(Reposted in the success stories thread.)

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

Bill Johnson — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:30:09 -0800

Except that "even" should be "especially".

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

Will Jagy — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:17:21 -0800

“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)

voloch — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:25:22 -0800

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