Chapter 20: Response from Alma Mater
《Shocked! The author of the children's song actually did such a sensational thing》
"Are all children's song writers big shots?"
"Goldbach's conjecture was proved by the author of nursery rhymes!"
"The Nobel Prize in Mathematics has been locked in advance, and the winner is actually..."
《This time, it’s my own nationality! 》
After a day of fermentation, especially with the news coming from the other side of the ocean, it directly exploded.
Even though the mathematics award is too far away from ordinary people, it is known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics after all, and it is the first Chinese citizen to win it.
Naturally, it will be able to dominate the list for a period of time.
Even Fang Chuan, who was extremely stubborn, had to jump out and post an explanation.
"What I object to is that Master Yi's behavior is not good. It is obvious to all that it has affected the image of Chinese people on a certain website. This will not disappear just because of some academic achievements! Now that he has a halo to protect him, people will naturally not see the negative impact of this matter.
"Since you have misunderstood me, I will not respond to this question any more."
It's the equivalent of unilaterally declaring victory and then playing dead.
However, just as Fang Chuan's explanation came out, the United States suddenly launched a massive anti-"academic discrimination" campaign .
The three famous magazines "Science", "Nature" and "Cell" all announced that they would cease publication.
Other journals, such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Journal of the American Mathematical Society, also announced that they would suspend publication of one issue to support the event.
One after another, scientific researchers have come forward to tell their stories. Scholars of various Asian, African and Hispanic origins have come forward to share their experiences. It seems that they were afraid to speak out before and only dare to come out now.
At this time, some "insiders" anonymously disclosed a lot of inside information to the BBC and other media.
Take the U.S. Association for the Advancement of Science as an example. Two-thirds of the authors and reviewers are white, while blacks, Latinos, and indigenous peoples together account for less than 10%. Pacific Islanders and Asians together account for about a quarter.
Scholars still attach great importance to recommendations if they want to publish their academic results in top journals.
Obviously, white people have more advantages in this regard. Other ethnic groups may find it more difficult to enter the academic circle and their achievements will be more difficult to be noticed, which will lead to a lack of diversity in the academic world.
Because of the thresholds and barriers of the academic community itself, it was difficult to break through some political correctness in the past. But this time, after Wang Yi poked a hole from the inside, a new battlefield was immediately opened up.
The various "corrections" that had long since conquered all walks of life began to launch a fierce attack on the high ground of the academic circle.
Now it is not just about racial discrimination, some people have also discovered that the proportion of achievements of female academic workers is not high!
This must be caused by the stereotype of women!
If Wang Yi hadn't posted that article, we could still argue that academic achievements are academic achievements, but there is indeed a person whose paper was rejected due to discrimination, which can directly undermine this defense.
So is it true that in the past, a large number of female scholars had their papers rejected due to discrimination?
Have you given up on your scientific research career because you became discouraged ?
For a time, this offensive instantly detonated the entire Western media, and Wall Street also shook violently.
As for Wang Yi's post, it was forwarded and commented on crazily, as if it was a beacon of light that cut through the darkness.
The continuous explosive news made Fang Chuan's face swollen, but fortunately he had already posted a "no longer responding" message, and simply played dead and closed the comments, pretending that the world was at peace and nothing had happened.
Even Wang Yi himself was quite surprised. Although he had originally intended to stir up some controversy by using politically correct topics, there must be someone behind the scenes who had caused such a big stir.
But it doesn't matter, as long as everyone can win, if we have the same interests, then we are allies...
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School of Mathematical Sciences.
The Academy of Sciences itself is a relatively "low-key" school, but no matter how "low-key" it is, it cannot conceal the horror of its own background.
Take the School of Mathematics alone for example. It has an academician and a super luxurious lineup of 24 professors, but the number of associate professors is less than half of the professors.
After learning that the person who proved the "Goldbach Conjecture" was actually a student who graduated from the Academy of Sciences, the entire School of Mathematics and Science was stunned.
What's going on? Why don't we know?
No one in the alumni group said anything? Normally, it would be normal for such a proof to be spread from the alumni group first. How could it be so sudden?
At first they were still sighing that a great figure had emerged in the domestic mathematics community, but they had not yet figured out who it was.
It turns out that we are the ones who taught these powerful guys?
"Check, which one it is!"
Academician Li rolled up his sleeves, his hair stood on end with anger, and issued a death order.
But just as he finished speaking, someone immediately interrupted him.
"Oh, I found out. He is not from our college. He is an undergraduate graduate from the School of Computer Science and Technology next door..."
For a moment, there was silence at the scene.
In this internal meeting of the School of Mathematical Sciences, in this luxurious lineup with more professors than associate professors, everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to describe their feelings at the moment.
Some of them are professors of applied mathematics, and it is true that their research directions are related to computers, which is also one of the relatively popular directions in mathematics currently.
But the Goldbach conjecture, a pure number theory conjecture, was proved by undergraduate students from the computer science school next door?
Where are we putting our faces?
"I'll take him to read my..."
An old professor in his fifties was interrupted by Academician Li just as he started to speak.
"Collect it!"
After interrupting, he sighed.
"With this ability, if he really wanted it, wouldn't he just study? Now that he has the proof, let alone studying, places like Princeton may even invite him to be a professor."
Although Princeton University is also a private university, it has a very strong academic atmosphere, which is somewhat opposite to the University of Pennsylvania.
The most profitable business schools, medical schools, and law schools have always been in disarray and are extremely arrogant.
It is quite normal for Princeton to directly hire him as a professor if he can prove the Goldbach conjecture. Why do you want to take him as a student? You want peaches!
In fact, they have also verified the proof process. It is imaginative and the angles are tricky. The whole process is smooth and interconnected. Some mathematical tools in the proof process alone are extremely useful.
"Then, shall we treat you too?"
"Take the special passage?"
"This kind of award can be reported very quickly. We will handle it as a special matter!"
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The Academy of Sciences is a typical institution that has support from above, and it also has the right to independently review professional titles!
Although the review process is extremely cumbersome and requires personal application, there is still a high probability of approval if a special report is submitted .
After all, it is a global problem and there is a blank in China!
However, in terms of speed and efficiency, it is definitely not as good as those private schools, but this path and direction is feasible.
"Let's try to contact him and ask for his advice first. I always feel that it won't be useful just because we discuss it here."
Academician Li took off his glasses and wiped them.
The little ones who don't care about their degree may be more purposeful in doing things, and things may not go as they wish...
