Terence Tao defends calling out labs that use math results as marketing vehicles
littmath · x · 2026-09-30
Terence Tao responds to an objection about his statement that researchers should "refrain from treating the release of mathematical results as marketing vehicles." He clarifies this is not an ethical dictum but a norm of the math community: using math for marketing is a norm violation, and saying so publicly is appropriate.
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