euh no, sorry. I may be a loser but I am aware of it and have not gone ins/ane.
QY is basically on here 24/7, having a hissy fit about azn racism on here. thinks k/arl is behind all of it. dude, get a life.we are all QY or just as pathetic
if we were nepobabies we wouldn’t be on edgemer
I also have a part to play in this. I used to argue with him at 2AM in the morning about azns being bugmen and how they should be rejected from the Ivy league.
I am so sorry man. I was just trolling you. EJMR is a den of tro/lls. You cant get emotionally invested or else you will just implode.
Karl broke him.
I’m not a math bro but I know one of these guys personally. He’s not doing so well now, certainly didn’t live up to everyone’s expectations. People here are saying that the reason has to do with innate mathematical talent but I have a different take. This guy that I know is kind of self-centered. Since he became known as a prodigy many had went out of their ways to help him and treated him like a princeling. And he sort of just took people’s support for granted and never thought of reciprocating. Everything good that comes his way is due to his god-given awesomeness, never the generosity of the giver.
I guess after a while other mathematicians just didn’t want to exchange ideas with him because they realized that it’s going to be a one-way traffic. He’s talented and certainly could have been a valuable member of a collaborative effort like the ones featured in Quanta. But he’s probably not talented enough to make solo breakthroughs, like Perelman or Wiles.
He gave an interview recently and lamented that he had trouble making friends, attributing it to his autism. I would say it’s more his self-centeredness.
I’m not a math bro but I know one of these guys personally. He’s not doing so well now, certainly didn’t live up to everyone’s expectations. People here are saying that the reason has to do with innate mathematical talent but I have a different take. This guy that I know is kind of self-centered. Since he became known as a prodigy many had went out of their ways to help him and treated him like a princeling. And he sort of just took people’s support for granted and never thought of reciprocating. Everything good that comes his way is due to his god-given awesomeness, never the generosity of the giver.
I guess after a while other mathematicians just didn’t want to exchange ideas with him because they realized that it’s going to be a one-way traffic. He’s talented and certainly could have been a valuable member of a collaborative effort like the ones featured in Quanta. But he’s probably not talented enough to make solo breakthroughs, like Perelman or Wiles.
He gave an interview recently and lamented that he had trouble making friends, attributing it to his autism. I would say it’s more his self-centeredness.
I too have heard similar things about Evan O'Dorney. Just look at his CV and his trajectory. I don't think he'll get a TT job at even a LRM.
He gave an interview recently and lamented that he had trouble making friends, attributing it to his autism. I would say it’s more his self-centeredness.
The root word of “autistic”, “auto”, literally means “self”. Being seen as self-centered is part of autism.
I watched one of Evan O’Dorney’s interviews, where he explained his research topic. In the video he seemed patient, thorough, and nice. Just my 0.02.
I’m a Chinabro so I speak broken English. He corrects me all the time and I’m grateful. But I think not everyone feels this way.
I’m not a math bro but I know one of these guys personally. He’s not doing so well now, certainly didn’t live up to everyone’s expectations. People here are saying that the reason has to do with innate mathematical talent but I have a different take. This guy that I know is kind of self-centered. Since he became known as a prodigy many had went out of their ways to help him and treated him like a princeling. And he sort of just took people’s support for granted and never thought of reciprocating. Everything good that comes his way is due to his god-given awesomeness, never the generosity of the giver.
I guess after a while other mathematicians just didn’t want to exchange ideas with him because they realized that it’s going to be a one-way traffic. He’s talented and certainly could have been a valuable member of a collaborative effort like the ones featured in Quanta. But he’s probably not talented enough to make solo breakthroughs, like Perelman or Wiles.
He gave an interview recently and lamented that he had trouble making friends, attributing it to his autism. I would say it’s more his self-centeredness.I too have heard similar things about Evan O'Dorney. Just look at his CV and his trajectory. I don't think he'll get a TT job at even a LRM.
I think I’ve met everyone on the list except Eric. Evan is a little awkward (not exactly a capital offense among mathematicians!), but is a genuinely kind and gentle person. He’s way nicer than the anonymous jerks who hang around here (which I guess includes me, but at least I know my own deficiencies).
Can't believe OP forgot this one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arran_Fernandez
I've got couple moreKeep em coming. Who is the new generation of these uber math prodigies?
I know it's specifically for math, but here's a list of adderall STEM-prodigies (of age). No bulling pls, this is just a analysis of output/contributions by prodigies i've tracked through the years
https://thebestschools.org/features/former-smartest-teens-where-are-they-now/
couldn't find a good one for Jacob Barnett so this one (along with a number of other prodigies) will do, though IIRC there was some family drama/issues regarding his adopted brother or something?
https://news.uark.edu/articles/21204/eighteen-year-old-finishes-triple-major-will-pursue-doctoral-degrees-in-math-and-physics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Gonzalez_Pasterski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_W._Barton (interesting path as he didnt obtain PHD until 2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Demaine (including him due to the fact that he was homeschooled, but his father didn't obtain a education past HS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Tian_Boedihardjo (compare this to Fernandez, really interested to see what happened)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kane_(mathematician)
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/one-of-youngest-ucla-grads-is-headed-for-a-future-in-the-silicon-valley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Huey-You (just turned 18 this year)
If you really wanna go deep into tracking others you can look up the archived sites for theil fellows/intel competitions and see where they are today. (On a related note, does anyone have the full episode of the 2012 thiel fellowship that aired on CNBC? IIRC Taylor Wilson won that one but there were a handful of math-blokes in that. I have their CVs archived but too lazy to find em). I also would post more but knowing how EJRM is I fear personal attacks (for instance there is this bloke who literally wore a anime t-shirt for award photo for math competition).update March Boedihardjo is currently at UC irvine
Update March Boedihardjo now at Zurich
We stan a prodigy king
I’m not a math bro but I know one of these guys personally. He’s not doing so well now, certainly didn’t live up to everyone’s expectations. People here are saying that the reason has to do with innate mathematical talent but I have a different take. This guy that I know is kind of self-centered. Since he became known as a prodigy many had went out of their ways to help him and treated him like a princeling. And he sort of just took people’s support for granted and never thought of reciprocating. Everything good that comes his way is due to his god-given awesomeness, never the generosity of the giver.
I guess after a while other mathematicians just didn’t want to exchange ideas with him because they realized that it’s going to be a one-way traffic. He’s talented and certainly could have been a valuable member of a collaborative effort like the ones featured in Quanta. But he’s probably not talented enough to make solo breakthroughs, like Perelman or Wiles.
He gave an interview recently and lamented that he had trouble making friends, attributing it to his autism. I would say it’s more his self-centeredness.I too have heard similar things about Evan O'Dorney. Just look at his CV and his trajectory. I don't think he'll get a TT job at even a LRM.
Bro he's referring to Qiaochu not Evan
I know it's specifically for math, but here's a list of adderall STEM-prodigies (of age). No bulling pls, this is just a analysis of output/contributions by prodigies i've tracked through the years
https://thebestschools.org/features/former-smartest-teens-where-are-they-now/
couldn't find a good one for Jacob Barnett so this one (along with a number of other prodigies) will do, though IIRC there was some family drama/issues regarding his adopted brother or something?
https://news.uark.edu/articles/21204/eighteen-year-old-finishes-triple-major-will-pursue-doctoral-degrees-in-math-and-physics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Gonzalez_Pasterski
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_W._Barton (interesting path as he didnt obtain PHD until 2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Demaine (including him due to the fact that he was homeschooled, but his father didn't obtain a education past HS)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Tian_Boedihardjo (compare this to Fernandez, really interested to see what happened)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kane_(mathematician)
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/one-of-youngest-ucla-grads-is-headed-for-a-future-in-the-silicon-valley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Huey-You (just turned 18 this year)
If you really wanna go deep into tracking others you can look up the archived sites for theil fellows/intel competitions and see where they are today. (On a related note, does anyone have the full episode of the 2012 thiel fellowship that aired on CNBC? IIRC Taylor Wilson won that one but there were a handful of math-blokes in that. I have their CVs archived but too lazy to find em). I also would post more but knowing how EJRM is I fear personal attacks (for instance there is this bloke who literally wore a anime t-shirt for award photo for math competition).update March Boedihardjo is currently at UC irvine
Update March Boedihardjo now at Zurich
We stan a prodigy king
Boedihardjo is at ETH as a postdoc. He has been on postdoc for 7 years.
He went to university at 9 or 10, got PhD at around 19. But at 26 he is quite ordinary. Just another fading former prodigy, probably on his way to a career in leetcoding.
^ Think about this: Boedihardjo got his PhD in 2016. His coauthor Bandeira got PhD in 2015. Bandeira is already a full professor at ETH, where MTB is doing postdoc.
The 5 or 6 grades that MTB skipped in his childhood is not impressive. Grade-3 math is 2+2 = 4. Grade-7 is solving a 2x2 linear algebra problem. He skipped those and the press in Hong Kong called him the next super genius. It's not real.
^ Think about this: Boedihardjo got his PhD in 2016. His coauthor Bandeira got PhD in 2015. Bandeira is already a full professor at ETH, where MTB is doing postdoc.
The 5 or 6 grades that MTB skipped in his childhood is not impressive. Grade-3 math is 2+2 = 4. Grade-7 is solving a 2x2 linear algebra problem. He skipped those and the press in Hong Kong called him the next super genius. It's not real.
Many such cases. It's pretty easy to coach a high school student to push him several grades ahead of his peers. This advantage is neutralized at college or graduate school level. By that stage, the student has been overhyped and could not live up to expectation. This is only harmful to the young person.
But the most critical stage is postdoc, when the junior person is no longer protected as a student. This is when a lemon reveals himself. Boedihardjo is a prime example of that.
^ Think about this: Boedihardjo got his PhD in 2016. His coauthor Bandeira got PhD in 2015. Bandeira is already a full professor at ETH, where MTB is doing postdoc.
The 5 or 6 grades that MTB skipped in his childhood is not impressive. Grade-3 math is 2+2 = 4. Grade-7 is solving a 2x2 linear algebra problem. He skipped those and the press in Hong Kong called him the next super genius. It's not real.Many such cases. It's pretty easy to coach a high school student to push him several grades ahead of his peers. This advantage is neutralized at college or graduate school level. By that stage, the student has been overhyped and could not live up to expectation. This is only harmful to the young person.
But the most critical stage is postdoc, when the junior person is no longer protected as a student. This is when a lemon reveals himself. Boedihardjo is a prime example of that.
Lol. I used to hear about him a lot when I was at UCLA in 2019. Funny how he ended up.
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