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It Is, Apparently, About My Medal

  • August 24, 20069:07 pm PDT
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We told you a few days ago about mathematician refusing to accept his Fields medal. We mostly did this as a joke about Good Will Hunting, which contains a scene that prominently features the Fields medal. Little did we know that this story was just the tip of the iceberg of a long and convoluted tale of Machiavellian mathematics and international intrigue. The New Yorker has more. More than you could possibly want.
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