Mark Knowles > 19-11-2021, 10:35 AM
(19-11-2021, 08:00 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.My fear remains that a monetary prize would simply increase the amount of Cheshires, people who get their solutions published through dubious means and defend it aggressively.
bi3mw > 19-11-2021, 03:43 PM
(19-11-2021, 08:00 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view."Let’s begin with two things that science prizes are not. First, they are not goals. They differ from Olympic Medals or Super Bowl Rings. In sports, the goal is to win the prize. If you don’t finish first, you are a loser. In science the goal is to discover truth – prizes are a pleasant after-thought."
ReneZ > 19-11-2021, 04:28 PM
bi3mw > 19-11-2021, 04:56 PM
(19-11-2021, 04:28 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Right now, there are already more than a dozen people who are convinced that they have solved it.
A few are writing here.
Mark Knowles > 19-11-2021, 05:13 PM
(19-11-2021, 04:28 PM)ReneZ Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Right now, there are already more than a dozen people who are convinced that they have solved it.
A few are writing here.
(19-11-2021, 04:28 PM)ReneZ dateline='1637335707' Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Could the Beinecke be sued for not handing out the prize money?
Mark Knowles > 19-11-2021, 05:25 PM
davidjackson > 19-11-2021, 07:37 PM
R. Sale > 19-11-2021, 07:43 PM
Mark Knowles > 19-11-2021, 08:43 PM
(19-11-2021, 07:43 PM)R. Sale Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'd say the VMs situation is unique. In the black and white world of mathematics, a proof is a proof.
Mark Knowles > 19-11-2021, 08:49 PM