No Americans, no women, no Asians, no one over 50, no blondes, no Tibetan monks, and no one named Conway in the final of the "Big Internet Math Off"… but still looking forward to an exciting battle royale between mathematician Nira Chamberlain and stand-up comedian Matt Parker. Nira is a Gemini who has travelled the world doing mathematical modeling, consulting, and developing mathematical solutions for various industries, large and small. Matt is a Capricorn who tells jokes and pretty-fair puns. ;)
Still, Matt seems unstoppable (I think he is channeling either Carl Gauss or Martin Gardner from the 4th dimension for this contest). Chamberlain’s best chance may be if he can fashion a post proving the Riemann Hypothesis, while employing a video of cats wearing hats and performing as a flash mob… on, a moebius strip. (But that’s just my idle suggestion.) On-the-other-hand, if Matt tries to manipulate the voting tallies just one more time he may be disqualified. I mean there gotta be some rules!
And I believe (though could be mistaken) that Siobhan Roberts is under contractual obligation to write a book about whoever is crowned "the world's most interesting mathematician" (...of course she'll have 8 years to complete it).
All joking aside, the final showdown begins tomorrow, and thanks again to The Aperiodical for a great run:
https://aperiodical.com/category/the-big-internet-math-off/
[I understand that their next contest was going to be to crown the 'world's most uninteresting mathematician' but then they realized that the winner would automatically... ohhh, nevermind....]
[I understand that their next contest was going to be to crown the 'world's most uninteresting mathematician' but then they realized that the winner would automatically... ohhh, nevermind....]
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