Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share The Man Who Solved the $1 Million Math Problem...Then Disappeared | Newsthink
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
The Man Who Solved the $1 Million Math Problem...Then Disappeared | Newsthink
The Man Who Solved the $1 Million Math Problem...Then Disappeared
Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's hardest math problems, then called it quits. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription
Highly recommend Masha Gessen's book Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Rigor-Mathematical-Breakthrough-Century/dp/B005CDTTKM
Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://x.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including:
John & Becki Johnston
Igli Laci
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Sources:
Leningrad State University (Saint Petersburg State University) wide shot: A.Savin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21506837
Steklov Mathematical Institute front facing image: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mikhail Gromov broll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAQVletzdY&t=385s - Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Stony Brook University atrium: Nafsadh, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Borodinskii bread (Russian black bread): Biser Todorov - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85607286
UC Berkeley campus: brainchildvn on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Princeton University East Pyne Hall: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsTel Aviv University: By MathKnight - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24293973
Stony Brook University sign image: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStony Brook University Umbilic Torus and Mathematicas Tower: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Institute Henri Poincaré: By Dbd75 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28802571
Brilliant people shaping our world.
Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star!
Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink
Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly.
-
---------------
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View all episodes
By NewsthinkThe Man Who Solved the $1 Million Math Problem...Then Disappeared
Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's hardest math problems, then called it quits. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription
Highly recommend Masha Gessen's book Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Rigor-Mathematical-Breakthrough-Century/dp/B005CDTTKM
Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://x.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including:
John & Becki Johnston
Igli Laci
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Sources:
Leningrad State University (Saint Petersburg State University) wide shot: A.Savin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21506837
Steklov Mathematical Institute front facing image: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mikhail Gromov broll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAQVletzdY&t=385s - Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Stony Brook University atrium: Nafsadh, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Borodinskii bread (Russian black bread): Biser Todorov - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85607286
UC Berkeley campus: brainchildvn on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Princeton University East Pyne Hall: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsTel Aviv University: By MathKnight - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24293973
Stony Brook University sign image: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStony Brook University Umbilic Torus and Mathematicas Tower: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Institute Henri Poincaré: By Dbd75 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28802571
Brilliant people shaping our world.
Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star!
Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink
Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly.
-
---------------
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices