Another major scientific breakthrough!

[Fragony]

Am I stupid because I really don't understand that or just stupid

[HoreTore]

Am I stupid because I really don't understand that or just stupid

This is the absolute top of mathematics Frags, I don't understand a word of it. Well, I can recognize the symbols and such, but I'm completely clueless as to what he's saying. Kinda like reading dutch: I understand the letters and can spot one or two words, but I have no chance to udnderstand what it means.

I read an article about it which was enlightening, but it was in Norwegian. I may be able to find one in english...

[Tellos Athenaios]

Am I stupid because I really don't understand that or just stupid

Here is a gentle introduction to the subject:
http://www.ega-math.narod.ru/Liv/Goldfeld.htm

[Moros]

Also other major scientific news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1884818.html

IBM was able to photograph bounds within a molecule, continuing and improving on their older pictures of molecules.

[HoreTore]

Also other major scientific news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1884818.html

IBM was able to photograph bounds within a molecule, continuing and improving on their older pictures of molecules.

If this had been discovered by CERN, I'm sure a number of clueless politicians would've called for an end to such "useless research". It's a lot harder to call the research a waste of money when it's done by a commercial company though.

[Sarmatian]

If this had been discovered by CERN, I'm sure a number of clueless politicians would've called for an end to such "useless research". It's a lot harder to call the research a waste of money when it's done by a commercial company though.

Well, in all fairness, commercial companies aren't funded with taxpayer's money for the most part.

[HoreTore]

Well, in all fairness, commercial companies aren't funded with taxpayer's money for the most part.

That's completely besides the point. I think you may have to reread my post...

The point is that this kind of research generates profit. If it didn't, IBM wouldn't be doing it. In other words, not funding this kind of research is a waste of tax payer money, while funding it generates more money.

[Moros]

Well, in all fairness, commercial companies aren't funded with taxpayer's money for the most part.

Where does the money come from? The same people. Who aren't always happy with what they get for their money either. Do you really think goverments are the only organisations that rip us from our money?

[Papewaio]

Mathematics isn't science.

It's like confusing weights with weight lifting.