The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice
Double your money back if this is not the most uplifting, heartwarming thing you read today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...
Shooshan Danagoulian1That was a very good read. Thank you!
Ron Campbell1I have no idea what braids are, mathematically speaking. And I could not stop reading.
smurfsup | aka the sentient backpack1This article injected enough Hopium into my veins to power me for a whole month 😍 🧪 🤓
Tim Bresnahan1Normies can read this and learn why someone would teach at Columbia.
Lovely article about a 99-year-old retired math professor who recently published a major result. It's the story of mentorship and multi-generational collaboration. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...
Rheum Cat18It was honestly a treat to read this article.
Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP12This is the best #timelinecleanse I have had in months 😭
Madeleine E. Robins3This article is so wonderful. Take the time to read it.
Nancy Jane Moore2This is a wonderful story. It made me cry. Looking at it as a writer, I saw that it uses a particular style common in newspapers. That style is often used in “AI” slop for its made-up feel-good stories. Used in a real story of substance, it’s very effective, as here.
