Epictetus comments on Innate Mathematical Ability - LessWrong

40 Post author: JonahSinick 18 February 2015 11:11AM

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Comment author: Epictetus 18 February 2015 10:47:21PM 1 point [-]

This is consistent with most exceptionally intelligent mathematicians producing unremarkable math, and also (given the rarity of people with exceptional intelligence) consistent with some great mathematicians not being exceptionally intelligent. I'll write more about this later.

Nice to know there's still hope for the rest of us.