Math breakthrough hype hits the New York Times, Harmonic also mentioned
satnam6502 · x · 2026-09-09
The author notes the story has made it to the New York Times, which also mentions Harmonic (HarmonicMath) where he works. Context: mathematics — amid the viral Navier-Stokes OpenAI controversy — is "on fire" across his social feeds. He jokes about awaiting a Netflix mini-series on the controversy, recalling lunch under a painting of Stokes at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
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