Mathematical Research
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The IMO tests structured logic rather than mathematical research creativity
“IMO kind of like, it's a good exam to test certain aspect of math skills, which is like problem solving, or you need to have like really complete chain of thoughts. Like, logic, et cetera, but it doesn't test, like, your creativity in terms of, like, research.…”
Strogatz: Researchers often succeed more by targeting second-hardest problems
“Sometimes it's better to go, as you say, after the second hardest problem. So maybe the gold ring, you know, is premature. We have to build up to it. So there are people who try for the hardest thing, and they never succeed. Because they're going for pie in th…”