3. I missed Zhou Tao

This Zhou Tao (the youngest professor in Sichuan Province) is not the same Zhou Tao (formerly CCTV host). In April 1982, Zhou Tao was born in an ordinary family in CD City. An ordinary family produced a genius: he could speak for a few months, play chess and read literacy at the age of 1, read comic strips at the age of 2, started playing mahjong at the age of 3, and read novels at the age of 5. After going to school, Zhou Tao showed his talent in mathematics and physics. He entered the University of Science in China in 2ooo. He received a bachelor's degree in science from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2o5, and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland in early 2o1o. He is currently mainly engaged in the research of data mining and statistical physics. In recent years, he has published dozens of papers in world-class academic journals such as the European Physics Express.

In addition to his achievements in science, he has his own unique insights on science and Chinese. We have more or less heard that some independent enrollment institutions plan to cancel the Chinese subject exam. Not to mention whether this plan is feasible or not, we might as well listen to how this young professor views Chinese. He said: "People are not born to be scientists, but to be a person. I feel that 'Chinese' is more important than 'mathematics'. 'Mathematics' is the understanding of symbols, and what is achieved is the part of a person; 'Chinese' is the understanding of words and can shape a person's whole. People with major flaws in humanities have very limited space for development. A person with strong humanities will be more powerful, more tolerant, softer, and fuller. People who do not pay attention to humanities will definitely be very indifferent, insensitive, not sad, and have no softness in their hearts."

Is Zhou Tao's words very powerful? Humanistic literacy plays an important and irreplaceable role in a person's growth throughout his life. If only technology is excellent and humanistic literacy is low, then the world is probably unsuccessful. If we humans can slow down, take a look, and think about why many high-tech products are used by some people to destroy the environment and harm others, we should understand how unpopular the lack of humanistic literacy is.

(End of this chapter)
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