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Chapter 20 Alma Mater’s Reaction

"Shocked! The author of children's songs actually did such a sensational thing"

"Are all children's song authors big guys?"

"Goldbach's conjecture was actually proved by the author of the children's song!"

"The Nobel Prize in mathematics has been locked in advance, and the winner is actually..."

"This time, it’s my own nationality!"

After a day of fermentation, especially with the news coming from the other side of the ocean, it immediately exploded.

Even though the mathematics awards are too far away from ordinary people, after all, he is known as the Nobel in mathematics, and he is also the first Chinese national of his country.

Naturally, he can dominate the rankings for a period of time.

Even Fang Zhou, who was extremely arrogant, could only jump out and post an explanation at this time.

"What I object to is Master Yi's bad behavior. It is obvious to all that it has affected the image of the Chinese people in a certain area. This will not disappear because of any academic achievements! Now with the halo and body protection, people will naturally not be able to see it.

the negative impact of this incident.

"Since everyone has misunderstood me, I will no longer reply to this issue."

It is equivalent to unilaterally declaring victory and then pretending to be dead.

But as it turned out, Fang Chuan's explanation had just come out, and a massive anti-'academic discrimination' movement suddenly started in the beautiful country.

Three well-known magazines, Science, Nature and Cell, have all announced that they will suspend publication for one issue.

Journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinicians on Cancer, and Journal of the National Mathematical Society also announced the suspension of one issue to support this event.

One after another, scientific researchers came forward to tell their stories, and various scholars from Asians, Africans, and Hispanics came forward to speak out. It seemed that they were afraid to speak out in the dark before, but now they dare to speak out.

At this time, some "insiders" anonymously revealed a lot of inside information to the BBC and other media.

Take the American Association for the Advancement of Science as an example. Two-thirds of the authors and reviewers are white, while blacks, Latinos, and indigenous peoples combined account for less than 10%. Pacific Islanders and Asians are included in the list.

Together, it can account for about a quarter.

Scholars still value referrals if they want to publish academic results in top journals.

Obviously, white people have an advantage in this regard, and it may be more difficult for other ethnic groups to enter the academic circle, and their achievements are more difficult to be noticed, which will lead to a lack of diversity in the academic world.

Because of the thresholds and barriers in the academic world, it was difficult for some politically correct people to break through in the past, but this time after Wang Yi poked a hole from the inside, a new battlefield was opened up.

All kinds of "correctness" that have long conquered all walks of life have begun to launch fierce attacks on the high ground of the academic circle.

Now it is not only racial discrimination, but also some people have found that the proportion of achievements of female academic workers is not high!

This must be caused by stereotypes about women!

Without Wang Yi's post, one could still argue that academic achievements are academic achievements. However, there is indeed a person whose manuscript was rejected due to discrimination, which can directly undermine this excuse.

Did a large number of female scholars reject manuscripts because they were discriminated against?

Did you give up your scientific research career because you were discouraged because of rejection of the manuscript?

For a time, this offensive instantly detonated the entire Western media, and Wall Street was also violently shaken.

As for Wang Yi's special post, it was wildly forwarded and commented on, as if it was a beacon that cut through the darkness.

The continuous breaking news made Fang Chuan's face swollen, but fortunately, he had already sent a "no more response" message, pretended to be dead and closed the comments, just pretending that the world was peaceful and nothing happened.

Even Wang Yi himself was quite surprised. Although he originally used politically correct topics to stir things up, there must be someone behind the scenes to cause such a big stir.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as we all have a win-win situation, if we have the same interests, we are friendly forces...



Academy of Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences.

The Academy itself is a relatively "low-key" school, but no matter how "low-key" it is, it cannot conceal the horror of its own background.

As for the School of Mathematics alone, there is one academician and a super luxurious lineup of 24 professors. The number of associate professors is less than half that of professors.

After learning that the person who proved the 'Goldbach Conjecture' was actually a student who graduated from the Academy of Sciences, their entire School of Mathematical Sciences was confused.

What's going on? Why don't we know!

No one in the alumni group said anything? Normally, it is normal for this kind of proof to be sent to the alumni group first. Why was it so caught off guard?

At first, they were still lamenting that there was a powerful figure in the domestic mathematics community, but they still didn’t know who it was.

As a result, we actually taught the fierce men now?

"Check which one it is!"

Academician Li rolled up his sleeves, became furious, and issued a death order.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately dismantled.

"Oh, I found out, he's not from our college, he's an undergraduate graduate from the School of Computer Science and Technology next door..."

For a moment, the scene couldn't help but be silent.

At this internal meeting of the School of Mathematical Sciences, there were more professors than associate professors in the luxurious lineup. The bosses looked at me and I looked at you. I didn’t know how to describe my mood at this time.

There are some professors in applied mathematics among them, and it is true that their research direction is related to computers. This is also one of the relatively popular general directions in mathematics at present.

But Goldbach's conjecture, a pure number theory conjecture, was proved by an undergraduate student from the computer science school next door?

Where are our faces facing?

"I'll let him read my..."

An old professor in his fifties was interrupted by Academician Li just as he opened his mouth.

"Hold it, hold it!"

After interrupting, he sighed.

"With such ability, if he really wanted to, he wouldn't just study directly? Now that the proof is out, let alone study, places like Princeton may give him a professorship invitation."

Although Princeton University is also private, it has a very strong academic atmosphere, which is somewhat opposite to that of the University of Pennsylvania.

The most profitable business schools, medical schools, and law schools have always been unruly and arrogant.

If you can prove Goldbach's conjecture, it is extremely normal for Princeton to directly hire him as a professor. You still want to accept him as a student? I miss you!

In fact, they have also checked the proof process. The imagination is unconstrained and the angles are tricky. The whole process is seamless and seamless. Some mathematical tools in the proof process alone are extremely useful.

"Then, we also invite?"

"Take the special passage?"

"This kind of award can be reported quickly, and it is given for special occasions!"

"..."

The Academy of Sciences is a typical institution with strong support from above, and it also has the right to independently evaluate professional titles!

Although the review process is extremely cumbersome and requires personal application, there is still a high probability of approval if a report is made for special cases.

After all, it is a global problem and there is no domestic gap!

However, the speed and efficiency are definitely not as good as those of private companies, but this path and direction are feasible.

"Let's find a way to contact him first to ask for his opinion. I always feel that it won't be useful if we just discuss it here."

Academician Li took off his glasses and wiped them.

Those little guys who don’t care about their academic degree may be more purposeful in doing things, but it may not necessarily go as they want...

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Two updates completed...

PS: In reality, there are three universities under the Chinese Academy of Sciences: the University of Science and Technology of China, the University of Science and Technology of China, and the University of Shanghai Science and Technology of China. Among them, the University of Science and Technology of China only started accepting undergraduate students in 2012, but the parallel world does not reflect reality, and there is no check mark~
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