Economist jokes about a Millennium Problem being solved the day before his paper deadline
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-09
Economist Scott Kominers quips that he always tells himself not to leave revise & resubmits to the last minute — "because you never know whether someone will solve a Millennium Problem the day before the deadline" — joking about AI's Navier-Stokes proof landing right around his own paper deadline.
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