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the roamer

After three days of hard thinking, writing, and dreaming, I saw the obvious solution.

Oh my, I felt, John von Neumann would have seen this within seconds.

OK, my better self said, not to worry.

Johnny's no longer around and if he were, he'd have other things to do, things you certainly can't do.

Do your own thing, and do it well. Don't worry about Johnny.

#JohnVNeumann#mathematics#humility
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Doug Bostrom

Maybe something about plasticity at a young age? The authors do not speculate. Overall the article is exemplary of scrupulous exposure of caveats.

"In particular, interventions in grade 2 tend to persist, while eighth-grade interventions tend to fade out in the medium term."

#pedagogy
#mathematics

link.springer.com/article/10.1

SpringerLinkA tailored small group instruction intervention in mathematics benefits low achievers - npj Science of LearningRunning two separate two-stage randomized trials, we implement and test three variants of a small group instruction intervention aimed at improving mathematics competencies for the 20% lowest achievers in mathematics in grades 2 and 8 in Danish public schools. We calculate immediate impacts on math competencies as well as impacts in the medium term and conduct cost-effectiveness analyses of the different intervention arms. The context is the Scandinavian welfare state with an already high-quality public school system. Nevertheless, we find very large positive and cost-effective impacts of several intervention variants, some of which persist in the medium term. In particular, interventions in grade 2 tend to persist, while eighth-grade interventions tend to fade out in the medium term.
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Paysages Mathématiques

"The mystery as well as the glory of mathematics lies not so much in the fact that abstract theories turn out to be useful in solving problems but in the fact that – wonder of wonders – a theory meant for one type of problem is often the only way of solving problems of entirely different kinds, problems for which the theory was not intended. These coincidences occur so frequently that they must belong to the essence of mathematics." – Gian-Carlo Rota (1932-1999)
#quote #mathematics #math #maths

Photographic portrait of Gian-Carlo Rota, and a quote : "The mystery as well as the glory of mathematics lies not so much in the fact that abstract theories turn out to be useful in solving problems but in the fact that – wonder of wonders – a theory meant for one type of problem is often the only way of solving problems of entirely different kinds, problems for which the theory was not intended. These coincidences occur so frequently that they must belong to the essence of mathematics."
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