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		kashif on Sept 13, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "10 Lessons of an MIT Education" by Gian-Carlo Rot... Mathematics and mathematicians are both over-hyped. Actually, in my opinion the mathematical notation is the worst 'language' ever.

redneck on Sept 14, 2007 [–]

Mathematical ideas are among the most timeless and beautiful of all the things discovered by civilization. The fact that such pure knowledge (often researched for purely recreational or aesthetic reasons) has so many useful applications in so many areas is something profoundly surprising and humbling.

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