Terence Tao: math's romantic hero era is over, an industrial era has begun
bengoertzel · x · 2026-10-16
Mathematician Terence Tao says mathematics is leaving its "romantic era of heroes" and entering an industrial era where math is done at scale by large teams, like the other sciences — opening exciting new possibilities while something is being lost. Quoter Plinz jokes that some are taking it poorly but are "at least at the bargaining stage already."
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