Mathematician littmath calls to abolish science prizes, citing the fraught Poincaré conjecture saga
littmath · x · 2026-09-09
In a reply on X, mathematician littmath argues that prizes themselves intensify conflict in science. She points to the resolution of the Poincaré conjecture as similarly fraught despite—or because of—the fact that only humans were involved, contrasting it with mathematics' overall collegial culture. Her take: abolish prizes.
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