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The Man Who Solved the $1 Million Math Problem...Then Disappeared

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@Newsthink Месяц назад

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@gabor6259 Месяц назад

5:16 To be fair, arXiv is pronounced as archive.

@lexwordsmith2899 Месяц назад

@@gabor6259❤❤😂😂❤😂q10❤

@DuckPerc Месяц назад

@@gabor6259 It's literally a pun name, how do you let that slip? xD

@mpd8633 Месяц назад

Who's the Russian mathematician who solved the age-long mathematical riddle by building on the previous work of an Australian lady mathematician? He graciously attributed his success to the lady.

@scottm2553 Месяц назад

To be honest, Brilliant really sucks. Grigori Perelman would be mightily disappointed to the highest degree.

@extantsanity Месяц назад

Reminds me of the homeless philosopher Diogenes, who impressed Alexander the Great. When Alexander offered him anything in the world, Diogenes asked, "Could you move to the left? You're blocking the sun."

@j897xce Месяц назад

For real?

@Albtraum_TDDC Месяц назад

@@j897xce Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar, or pithos, in the marketplace. He used his simple lifestyle and behavior to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt, confused society.

@katarmis Месяц назад

@@j897xce Yes that is a true story. Then Alexander replied that if he wasn't Alexander he would like to be Diogenis.

@theempireofall515 Месяц назад

If I wasn't Diogenes, I would be dead (or Diogenes)

@aspenrebel Месяц назад

Go away and leave me alone

@DavidSaintloth Месяц назад

" You're disturbing me. I am picking mushrooms. " -- I'm going to have to start using that one!

@tomasvanagas4957 Месяц назад

Bro was disturbed while trippin

@magpiefrogfrom2556 Месяц назад

Just don't say that if it's your mom or the cops ringing you. 😂

@Corpsecrank Месяц назад

That might be the single most interesting thing he ever said actually.

@erockbrox8484 Месяц назад

I think Super Mario was using that one.

@tempname8263 Месяц назад

@@tomasvanagas4957 I should also go on a trip

@brandonphilander661 Месяц назад

Respect to Dr Grigori Perelman, a man of principle.

@cybyrd9615 Месяц назад

Actually he was really fucking broken. His brain didn't recieve dopamine properly from interacting with people to be part of society

@benaminyang Месяц назад

When you're old, hungry and ill, you cant eat principle, or wrap yourself in it, or warm yourself with it. He should have taken the money if not for his care, then for his mother's. He went too far and lost the plot, a different expression of hubris, but hubris nonetheless.

@joebazooks Месяц назад

@@benaminyang nonsense. im sure hes well taken care of and always will be despite his refusal of luxury

@benaminyang Месяц назад

@@joebazooks Yeah, so you don't know much about Russia and life in Russia I'm taking it. Lol. What's nonsense is commenting unless you've had that experience, or have family there, which I do. Just because you're a genius doesn't mean people take care of you. Ever, if you won't accept generosity when extended. Even in the US. Look no further than the life of Bobby Fischer. This guy reminds me, sadly of him, but worse b/c he's in Russia where this IS no safety net.

@gothoverheaven6239 Месяц назад

@@benaminyang i think any truly loving and caring mother would understand and respect his reasoning, and we dont know how well off she is on her own, or as a result of the notoriety. afterall, she raised him, she out of anyone besides himself knows his character best, he could be taking extremely good care of her right now independent of millions of dollars. you dont need 1 million to care for your mother, and im sure shes happy to have such a generous, selfless, and caring son regardless.

@erockbrox8484 Месяц назад

Congratulations, you just won 1 million dollars. Can't you see that I'm picking mushrooms over here.

@oahuhawaii2141 Месяц назад

The last esteemed mathematician to say "Do not disturb my circles!" got a unwelcomed surprise.

@dodge9600 Месяц назад

@@oahuhawaii2141he didn't give a shit and passed.

@fooballers7883 28 дней назад

U like the mediocrity of human race... An American who worships money

@chesstictacs3107 5 дней назад

LOL

@FOAM_CRAZY Месяц назад

He works at Saint Petersburg State University in the applied mathematics department. I have caught a glimpse of him while walking through the corridor, he never meets anyone. This is in 2019.

@numbers9696 Месяц назад

For real?

@MsSocrates86 Месяц назад

Any more news or update of what is currently doing / working on that you can share with us?

@marksmanw8756 Месяц назад

@@numbers9696 why not >>>??? this is Russia !!!

@MrKrusten Месяц назад

@@marksmanw8756 Because maybe strangers on the internet lie?

@geonalugala Месяц назад

How does he work at a Public University without meeting people?

@jose_bochazo 22 дня назад

It's funny How I used to think Every investor Went broke during recessions, meanwhile some made millions. I also thought everybody went out of business during the Great Depression, but some went into business. Bottom line, there's always depression for some and profit for others, it all starts from having the right mindset. That said, I've set asides part of my savings to invest for future. Unfortunately I'm a Complete Noob.

@docthomasr 22 дня назад

The market has gone berserk! irrespective of experience level, everyone needs a sort of coach at some point to thrive fForward.

@CEEROSE-CONSTRUCTION 22 дня назад

True, A lot of folks downplay the role of professionals until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple of summers back after my lengthy financial setback, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of due diligence who helped a lot to grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation to Over half a million dollars.

@ivnaGusmão 22 дня назад

My portfolio is dwindling. How may I contact your licensed advisor?

@CEEROSE-CONSTRUCTION 22 дня назад

Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've been stuck with *KAREN* *MARIE* *GENDRON* for about five years now, and her performance has been Consistently impressive.

@lisamariah 22 дня назад

Thanks for SHARING this. I just googled her name and found her webpage. I'm really impressed with her credentials and I reached out to her since I need all the assistance I can get.

@kaduseus593 Месяц назад

"Beautiful things don't ask for attention"

@michalmikulasi5193 Месяц назад

walter mitty. that was an amazing scene in a great movie

@emdiar6588 Месяц назад

@@michalmikulasi5193 "Every bit of clothing ought to make you pretty You can cut the clothing, grey is such a pity I should wear the clothing of Mr. Walter Mitty." (Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.)

@TravisHi_YT Месяц назад

Tell that to the flowers.

@kaduseus593 Месяц назад

@@TravisHi_YT Tell that to the shadows of butterflies.

@eamonhannon1103 Месяц назад

The Rose is without why , it blooms because it blooms , it pays no attention to itself , asks not if it is seen

@guristu Месяц назад

Turns out not everybody has a price...

@galileogalilei9297 Месяц назад

Nah, his is simply much higher than a million dollars..

@robertmusil1107 Месяц назад

@@galileogalilei9297 No, some people just value their time higher than anything, which they should. Because at one point when you financially independent the only thing that matters is time, because you cannot reverse it.

@winstonoluoch7125 23 дня назад

Or it's higher than gold or silver. Men of principle are hard to contain in a Capitalist system. Sputnik generation were special

@thediab2732 7 дней назад

@@galileogalilei9297 higher than a million dollars? you mean 400 dollars in russia?

@ThomasJr 2 дня назад

Nah, he's just an eccentric mathematician.... Terence Tao is great and very down to earth.

@Hyperion1722 Месяц назад

He is still a fields medallist even if he did not accept the award.

@calicoesblue4703 Месяц назад

True😎👍

@hakinadedeji Месяц назад

Even those who accepted the Fields medal will sit down and listen to him.

@Hyperion1722 Месяц назад

@@hakinadedeji He was silent and I have a feeling that he is tackling another conjecture problem. Go go go and surprise the math community.

@hakinadedeji Месяц назад

@@Hyperion1722 You might be right and I so wish that is what he is doing, but I somehow doubt it. He is burned out. He's given the maths community what they want and following this man's story since 2006, I guess he's tired of the community.

@stephenkalatucka6213 Месяц назад

Even though he looks like a neanderthal!

@LucasCarter2 Месяц назад

He didn't disappear, he just went to pick mushrooms.

@lukdhguirg7121 Месяц назад

I heard of a concpiracy theory that Perelman invented bitcoin after quitting sciens.

@fleetstreet11 Месяц назад

To smoke with Longbottom Leaf

@nicub Месяц назад

magic mushrooms

@intercalz Месяц назад

Getting a perfect score in IMO means he could walk on water. Good that he continued in the Math world. His disappearance is a loss for the world.

@ir0n2541 Месяц назад

Perfect score in what ?

@henripoincare77 Месяц назад

@@ir0n2541IMO

@tanmaydubey5012 Месяц назад

@@ir0n2541 International Mathematics Olympiad

@hakinadedeji Месяц назад

I've been much interested in Perelman's story since 2006 and it's just like yesterday with it's Science Breathrough 2006 award, the only in Maths, all the Shing Tung Yau and co scandals, all the rejections etc,, and I guess his story will not die. He accepted the European Mathematics award, so why he got so disillusioned later is a Clay Institute award for psychologist.

@delstanley1349 Месяц назад

@@tanmaydubey5012 >@ir0n2541 may have been thinking as I was re the original >@intercalz post, that IMO in that post meant "In My Opinion!" 😁 I'm not a mathematician so it wouldn't be obvious to me. I was just interested in the thumbnail.

@dmytrooleinichenko9865 Месяц назад

Grisha - it is a short version of Grigory. And for adults it is uses mostly in close circle of people - relatives, friends. In the russian culture It is considered not polite to call adults which you don't know personally with short version of names.

@asi-oquabassey1999 Месяц назад

Hmmm...thanks for this bit of education.

@TheManinBlack9054 Месяц назад

It's like Billy instead of William. Its considered impolite to call someone you dont know with a dimunitive.

@solarnaut Месяц назад

C'mon Bro . . . Sis ? Lighten Up ! Huh ? Oh, I mean, thank you Sir or Ma'am - Noted !

@dandelobo9284 Месяц назад

However it would not be strange at all if his colleagues at institute would call him "Grisha". If you know someone well and have a good relation to him even if only at work, then it is perfectly fine and even very common.

@BillGreenAZ Месяц назад

Is it the same for Misha being used instead of Mikhail?

@JKViho Месяц назад

He’s a math genius from his look .

@GEMSofGOD_com Месяц назад

He is. He declined the prize because the media refused to put Hamilton's name in their publications. Also, it's another myth that he has disappeared. He keeps on doing exactly the same things he did before, which is meeting the same 20 best friends or so (quite a lot) and teaching in the university. "Disappeared" 🤦

@numbers9696 Месяц назад

@@GEMSofGOD_comwait he still teaches?

@GEMSofGOD_com Месяц назад

@@numbers9696 In no less than Moscow State Uni. At least he tought a couple of years ago for sure. To whole classes of students.

@JICM25 Месяц назад

@@GEMSofGOD_com He has 20 best friends ??? God damnit ahah

@irrelevant_noob Месяц назад

@@GEMSofGOD_com wait didn't he say he has no friends there? o.O

@jefejeffwell1113 Месяц назад

This dude is a freaking legend! Thanks for introducing me to his story! He’s now my primary role model in how do deal with success and passion.

@AlexisK Месяц назад

He's the real deal! You have to be THAT genius, to see the world as a joke

@tygical Месяц назад

not really, it's pretty obvious how pointless everything is. to quote one of my favorite songs, we are accidents waiting to happen.

@AlexisK Месяц назад

@@tygical Here I am looking at my feed. And I'm wondering... Is this person really that stupid that they didn't understand what I meant?! The smarter someone is, the more pathetic they see the world. Fundamentally, that's what you understood. But here you are, trying to argue with the comment as if you're incapable of reading in between the lines.

@evamccray6500 Месяц назад

@@tygical Correction: We are nothing more than fertilizer, some more toxic than others.

@Fred1989 Месяц назад

@@tygical I agree with you but I disagree with your quote, the accident happened before we were born, 9 months for most of us and quite often should be considered a mistake. I didn't feel it though, but it was definitely there.

@Frobbl Месяц назад

@@tygical Most people would still get caught up in the money system. This man didn't.

@egorcrypt Месяц назад

In Russia we have a book about people who control universe - "How to control universe and avoid mental hospital"...

@LeonidEliseev Месяц назад

-I've lived in Russia all my life. This is the first time I've heard about such a book. It is not true- . Update: I just searched and found this book on the Internet in online stores. The book has very good reviews.

@di0mitko Месяц назад

@@LeonidEliseev It's "Как управлять вселенной не привлекая внимания санитаров" i haven't read it (my russian is little rusty, and is more philosophical for my taste as i saw in the reviews), but still - it does exist.

@kenneth1767 Месяц назад

Any volunteers for translating to English?

@nu1x Месяц назад

That title is a testament to Russian sense of humoUr.

@Volodimar Месяц назад

He never said that, that quote was completely made up.

@RuDenisska Месяц назад

Well, you might be interested to know that Grigori Perelman refused the $1 million prize because he believed that the contribution of the American mathematician Hamilton was no less - in this he did not agree with the mathematical community. And this fact makes Grigori even cooler.

@Seven3four1 Месяц назад

Dude found out we’re living in a simulation and quit math

@Thundechile Месяц назад

He found a glitch in the simulation's math and quit the simulation.

@sigma_z Месяц назад

He's the one

@solanaceous Месяц назад

he definitely knows things that the rest of the world hasnt yet discovered

@LotusBornChild 11 дней назад

Well he did say he knows how to control the universe... 🤔

@DHAVALPATEL-bp6hv Месяц назад

3 papers totaling 992 pages !!!!!! wow

@MagaRTerrorists Месяц назад

Most people call such things dissertations.

@MagaRTerrorists Месяц назад

So why was my comment saying that normal folks call such things dissertations deleted? Seriously RU-vid, wtf?

@aspenrebel Месяц назад

That's me paying my bills each month

@evgenyzak2035 Месяц назад

@@aspenrebel why do you spend so much?

@florianschmidt6401 Месяц назад

No. His papers are actually quite short. It took 992, maybe even more, pages to explain his thoughts in detail, s.th. other mathmaticians could convince themselves that Perelman was right.

@Ceasingthememes Месяц назад

Grisha and Masha were both classmates and friends of my mother who went to school 239 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). He had an unkempt appearance even from high school (untied shoes, messy hair, and eventually a messy beard) as my mother describes. There were a couple of additional reasons as to why he turned down the million dollars and Fields medal. He said that his achievement was built upon the work of others and that the contributions of others to his own success was not properly recognized. Additionally, he said that he did not see the point in accepting rewards for his achievement from people who did not understand what they were rewarding him for. As far as the whole mushroom picking thing, it is a common Russian practice to go foraging for edible (non-psychedelic lol) mushrooms in the forest (it's very relaxing and the mushrooms taste great!). He also did not disappear. I suppose he disappeared from the public eye, but it is rather common knowledge that he moved back in with his aging mother to take care of her in the same apartment she had lived in since before the fall of the Soviet Union. Sadly, there are a few videos on RU-vid of people chasing the poor guy down and bothering him as he tries to go about his daily tasks. He was never a fan of the public eye and stuff like this is just downright rude. Anyways, hope this provides a bit more background info :)

@joes.9005 Месяц назад

Thank you!

@LotusBornChild 11 дней назад

Thank you. PS: include edible mushrooms into your regular diet. They have a subtle effect on the mind unlike magic mushrooms. They are not as effective, but over time they make you smarter. (It's better to gradually build up intelligence and stay grounded than to experience a dramatic high followed by a painful fall.) He found the universe in the mushrooms ;)

@loveboxinglucky1716 9 дней назад

Thxx

@calicoesblue4703 21 час назад

Nice 😎👍💯💯💯

@Godsiconictwin Месяц назад

This guy is a legend

@DeenaMilkers Месяц назад

climbed a mountain and turn around, scattered to the wind what countless mathematicians dream about. something about it makes me smile and tear up

@pikiwiki Месяц назад

then a landslide brought it down

@dodge9600 Месяц назад

What makes you smile and tear up. And why

@pikiwiki Месяц назад

@@dodge9600 I would volunteer- the concept of self limitation to achieve an isolated sense of purity and not be corrupted by the forces of an external environment; e.g., the world- but that's just me. It's a certain sort of beauty

@Sklb Месяц назад

Very romantic approach to things of him. No wonder, he is from St. Petersburg.

@DeenaMilkers 19 дней назад

@@dodge9600 mr perelmen reached the pinnacle of what the typical research mathematician would dream about: the abel prize and professorship at whatever elite institution that would be lucky enough to have him. however, as mr perelmen points out, these are material trappings and not things that he believes will bring him joy. what will? i dont know. what i do know is that he is both a mathematical genius and his own man. to quote steely dan: this brother is free, (he'll) be what (he) wants to be. i like it for the same reason i like when jim carey walks through the door at the end of the truman show. it's a happy ending in real life

@tamilarasi-bn6fj 25 дней назад

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless Sonia bless America.

@KEANUREEVES-rg8di 25 дней назад

Please how can I get in touch with her

@tamilarasi-bn6fj 25 дней назад

You'll surely reach her

@tamilarasi-bn6fj 25 дней назад

She's active on What's Apk

@tamilarasi-bn6fj 25 дней назад

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@02owo32 Месяц назад

I think he became an investigator with memory loss and his co-worker is called Kim Katsuragi

@demianmakuc380 Месяц назад

Hahahahaha broo 🤣 I love Disco Elysium, what a great game!

@Sabik47 Месяц назад

@@demianmakuc380 super underrated. great game!

@ser3791 Месяц назад

"'I'm not interested in money or fame, I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo. I'm not a hero of mathematics. I'm not even that successful; that is why I don't want to have everybody looking at me.'" Mr. Grigori Perelman

@xpkareem Месяц назад

I admire this man, even tho I have zero understanding of the math. He clearly gives no shits for anything that most humans prioritize and chooses to follow his own path - fuck everything else, he has no use for it.

@BOBBOBBOBBOBBOBBOB69 Месяц назад

Sounds like a genius to me, being smart isn't enough you need to have 0 regard for convention.

@tw8464 Месяц назад

If we were all as smart as this man the world would be completely different. Many things most people pursue would look mundane boring and a waste of time

@Rajmanov Месяц назад

@@tw8464 Imagine a highly intelligent individual who, despite their intellect, displays sociopathic tendencies and is intent on causing harm.

@tw8464 Месяц назад

@Rajmanov that's possible but in his case he seems to have used his intelligence to not cause harm. It seems to me the most harm to humanity is done by the large groups of the stupid who are easily manipulated by the worst bad actors. If everyone were more intelligent, it would be much more difficult for the sociopaths you mention to manipulate them.

@malachi- Месяц назад

@@tw8464 There are different types of personalities, no matter how intelligent, and for that matter, different types of intelligence, so there is no way to clump everyone into one big bucket. And bad news, we already have very intelligent people manipulating us on a daily basis, it's called herding. The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"

@Carhill Месяц назад

5:17 - The pre-print journal website ArXiv is pronounced Archive, not Arsiv/Arksiv. The X is the Greek Chi.

@mxMik Месяц назад

And by me it is pronounced as Arzeev as in Xena:Warrior Princess. The smartasses who invented the name knew the people will pronounce it differently, I guess for sadistic pleasure to correct other's. Donald Knuth who invented TeX explained it is to be Tech, but didnt jump up and down when someone said Teks.

@calicoesblue4703 Месяц назад

@@mxMikWell put😎👍💯💯💯

@ThomasJr 2 дня назад

true, the arXiv is just Archive after all

@kalewintermute28 Месяц назад

When people speak about very high level mathematics, it's like I'm hearing an alien language.

@ciiil8802 Месяц назад

> Grigori Perelman solve the world hardest problem > Earn $1 Million Dollar > Refuse to elaborate further > Disappeared

@zairmorningstarmusic Месяц назад

he understands the universe

@GrandDukeMushroom Месяц назад

@@zairmorningstarmusic he controls it!

@tsartomato Месяц назад

burn out at work

@dihydrogen Месяц назад

he didnt even take the million dollars

@aspenrebel Месяц назад

I don't understand what he solved or what his solution was. What was the problem? What does it mean, what is it good for?

@Barabek2007 Месяц назад

Being in the USA, he offered Hamilton to work together, but after not receiving any response, he started to work on this problem solely. He also was disappointed that the mathematicians did not adequately reward Hamilton's work. Further attempts by other mathematicians to make the movement of the problem as their achievements and the math community did not properly react to these attempts, finally, made him disappointed in the mathematician's world. There is a documentary on Russian providing details of the whole story behind it.

@j.lahtinen7525 Месяц назад

It seems that he's a man with a very strong sense of justice - he wants what is fair, no more and no less. An exceptional mathematical genius, and no less exceptional in the strength of his principles.

@calicoesblue4703 20 часов назад

Facts💯💯💯

@davidasher22 Месяц назад

This lady is proving my biggest conjecture which is “is it possible to do your job while still wearing your pajamas?”

@Michel-7.7.7 Месяц назад

My conjecture is, that your generation isn't able to write one sentence without any grammar errors.

@ImranAli-yl9ws Месяц назад

@@Michel-7.7.7 Grammar Nazi spotted! Can you not find some other way to stroke your fragile ego?

@tanmaydubey5012 Месяц назад

@@Michel-7.7.7grammatical* and "error" would be singular here and also you're not supposed to use commas unnecessarily where they're not needed.

@tanmaydubey5012 Месяц назад

@@Michel-7.7.7 grammatical* and "error" would be in it's singular form here and also, you're not supposed to use commas unnecessarily where they're not needed.

@Michel-7.7.7 Месяц назад

@@tanmaydubey5012 thx for correcting a no native english speaking boomer, used to slightly different rules in german grammar. I appreciate it, never to old to learn✌️ Edit: I don't change my previous errors, for everyone to take notes.

@epicepidemic7131 Месяц назад

I am certain that I would have answered every call from reporters, sat back, and said, “Sooo. You want to hear how this great brain WORKS? Yes, yes. I see I’ve surprised all of you. Well, this amazing story starts in a small town where I was born into a poor family….”

@johnlv12 Месяц назад

One of the most interesting parts of the story is how he didn't want any credit for it, but the chinese mathematicians took what he did, dotted some i's and crossed some t's- which is often left out of math papers- and then tried to take credit as if it was some great achievement of their own.

@randomname392 Месяц назад

honestly i respect that so much. dude did so much for the academic world and wanted nothing in return but to live his own life out of the public eye.

@Allthrashedout. Месяц назад

that person sounds so genuine. what a true inspiration.!

@jorianweststrate2580 Месяц назад

Your statement of the conjecture is wrong. The Poincaré conjecture is not about spheres in 3 dimensions, but about spheres in 4 dimensions. I think that I know where the confusion comes from: the sphere in n dimensions is mathematically called the n-1-sphere (e.g. the 3-dimensional sphere is called the 2-sphere). This is because an n-sphere has a surface of dimension n (the 2-sphere has a 2d surface). The conjecture concerns 3-spheres, but those are actually 4d objects, with a 3-dimensional surface.

@xyzandstuffs9887 Месяц назад

Well I'm just here for the vibes and mashallah. All three won't matter when we're gone 😂😂😂. Thanks though

@calicoesblue4703 Час назад

Your right😎👍💯💯💯

@erickleuro7928 Месяц назад

"Grishna *lived his life by his own set of principles..." ----he is still alive

@trjberg Месяц назад

How do you know?

@martiddy Месяц назад

@@trjberg Because he's still currently living with his mom in Russia.

@trjberg Месяц назад

@@martiddy Yes, I have seen that in articles. But the base for that information seems to be very loose. No real confirmation seems to be availible.

@trjberg Месяц назад

@@martiddy I may add that my question is also partially caused by the recent situation in Russia.

@AC-jk8wq Месяц назад

Jewish people have been leaving Russia for decades… Intelligent people have been leaving Russia for 2+ years… 500k people from Russia went to die in Ukraine… about 1+k people repeat this selfish act daily… There is a good chance… that our Russian mathematician friend has sought a better route for himself and his mum…. 😃

@thefattesthagrid Месяц назад

"I know how to control the universe" - There is no man in existence, who can say that sentence without sounding like a complete moron.

@alexppppp Месяц назад

Yea, and he did not say that.

@ThomasJr 2 дня назад

Lol, i agree, it's too presumptuous, even for Gregori

@neilknightley4703 Месяц назад

A golden personality. Much respect. Hope he is happy

@AriBenDavid 4 дня назад

You can see from the picture alone that he is such an excellent person.

@dougdimmedome5552 Месяц назад

The 3-sphere definitely has a hole(not trivial 3rd homology group) , but it is not at all the same kind of hole as something like a donut or a circle. The statement has to do with loops on the 3 sphere and them always being able to be deformed to a point, which yes is true in 3 dimensional space but that doesn't mean at all that topologically a sphere is the same as R^3, really the vast majority of topological invariants cannot detect if spaces are homeomorphic (topologically the same), they are used to tell if spaces are actually distinct. The Poincare conjecture is about actually showing not simply that every 3-manifold (3 dimensional geometric object) for which every loop is deformable to a point is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere, but also that these spaces are connected(not made up of disjoint blobs) and closed(closed manifold, not closed in terms of the topology on a space, so meaning the space has no boundary and is most importantly compact, which R^3 is not). These 3 properties were considered qualities that seem to unique to the topology of a 3-sphere and so it was an obvious question to ask whether every space with these properties is homeomorphic to the 3-sphere as they are so simple, turned out its an incredibly hard question to answer though.

@templarseries Месяц назад

Not a easy distinction to articulate either.

@jackquinnes 7 часов назад

How silly to articulate in a formal notation - yes, it would be even much sillier to try this in some non-formal medium (like with pieces of soap lol) - such unreal "spatial" concepts and relations thereof while we could just agree on the definitions such that this was the case. I mean, you spend your whole life trying to prove something purely unimaginable about these 'objects', things that are not tangible, real, concrete or even abstractions of such. You cannot properly visualize these entities ;they are purely formal relations and have nothing to do with life as we live it. Well, it's mathematics and some noobs go and give their lives to such trivial games, trivial in the sense of not concerning acute questions of human life.

@hemanthkumarar 14 часов назад

Appears. Solves one of the toughest questions in mathematics. Rejects $1 Million. Disappears. +Infinitu Aura.

@printed-id Месяц назад

"Holy shit you just solve one the the 7 unsolved mathematical problems of mankind !!!" " Yeah....anyway I got to pick up some mushroom for my mom"

@sanakiddy2883 Месяц назад

Ok..am watching this....even though my math knowledge is nowhere near 😅😂

@artemkuleshov3347 Месяц назад

Don't call him Grisha! How familiar! That's why he doesn't like giving interviews to these people.

@nickravdon652 Месяц назад

His arXive account's name is "Grisha", you don't name your public account with a nickname you consider familiar.

@ThomasJr 2 дня назад

Lol, i imagine that is his intimate name.

@user-ny4lx5kn4m Месяц назад

What a beautiful and a brilliant mind. Thank Dr. Grisha for your contributions and thank you to Newsthink for telling this beautiful story.

@calicoesblue4703 Месяц назад

Finally, you did one about Gregory Perelman. I’ve been asking for a while now. Nice 😎👍

@tygical Месяц назад

grigori*

@BlueSoulTiger 5 дней назад

Thurston on Perelman: "Perelman‘s aversion to public spectacle and to riches is mystifying to many. … I want to say I have complete empathy and admiration for his inner strength and clarity, to be able to know and hold true to himself. Our true needs are deeper-yet in our modern society most of us reflexively and relentlessly pursue wealth, consumer goods and admiration. We have learned from Perelman’s mathematics. Perhaps we should also pause to reflect on ourselves and learn from Perelman’s attitude toward life"

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@huntertrader5881 Месяц назад

1 mill is very less for such problems. The solutions are always worth trillion in future.

@calicoesblue4703 20 часов назад

Agreed😎👍

@alexlefevre3555 Месяц назад

"I know how to control the universe..." This guy is playing with the stuff of life and we're over here banging rocks together and laughing at cats.

@centripetal6157 Месяц назад

A few years ago my calculus teacher talked about this guy.. One of the only geniuses in the world who solved an unsolvable problem. But then he also called him a silly fool for rejecting the prize money.

@LifeIsBeautiful-ki9ky Месяц назад

Your calculus teacher want only Money, so he did nothing other than teaching as a Lecturer.

@maj373 3 дня назад

This is a great man. Wherever he is I send him my salute.

@joehenry9546 Месяц назад

He should have taken the 1 million though. But, I respect his reasons for not taking the money.

@marksmanw8756 Месяц назад

He might have got 50 $ mln from the state of Russia and the rest of the story is a fairytale for naive people from the West. RUS paid the hell of the $$$ and attention to their sportsmen and how about a world-renowed mathematician genious ???

@fenderbender2096 Месяц назад

No he should not.

@naturalroyalflush Месяц назад

Now we know why a shapeless lump of dough can be rolled into a ball.

@tygical Месяц назад

that's completely different. you have to fold dough.

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@spence2126 Месяц назад

You know this dude's gonna go down in history...his story isn't over.....

@shaunlake8016 Месяц назад

Bro that might be the most mathematic gigachad behavior ever. Rejects awards as weakness embraces only the quest.

@cabbytabby Месяц назад

I love this man. He’s amazing

@samlevi4744 Месяц назад

I’m glad you did not erase the racism he faced. Thank you. 🤙🏼

@fiddley Месяц назад

What a dude. An actual legend.

@ThomasJr 2 дня назад

He's trans and you're misgendering them.

@oskar812 Месяц назад

WTF was that video ending. "This guy is something else, not playing by the rules, not being controled by money or status. A truely free person, anyways here is a transistion to an ad..." Tbh I'm not sure if I'm more impressed by the math brain or just this guy as a person.

@HonkeyKongLive Месяц назад

Yeah how dare this channel try to keep itself afloat with income!

@w花b Месяц назад

Cringe

@irrelevant_noob Месяц назад

@oskar812 you must be new to the internet... (in general, or youtube in particular.)

@oskar812 Месяц назад

Seems like I have to clarify myself. I don't have any problem with the ad itself. It's about the TRANSITION only! Ofc creators need to put in ads. The way it is added is just a bit tasteless

@irrelevant_noob Месяц назад

@@oskar812 no, really, is this the first time you've seen such a transition?! ... it's been going on for a while.

@yeetyeet7070 Месяц назад

I love how "walking to buy bread" is a thing americans point out as odd xD

@_GOD_HAND_ Месяц назад

He walked from Manhattan to Brooklyn, which is about 24 miles round trip. Walking almost a full marathon to buy bread is pretty fucking odd.

@XOPOIIIO Месяц назад

@@_GOD_HAND_ From my experience I can say that long walks have a meditative affect and help to think.

@Uncle_Dave_Dave Месяц назад

@@_GOD_HAND_ it's actually pretty normal. I would bet a shiny penny he specifically walked that far, to visit a jewish owned foodstore, because he wants to keep kosher. Both of his parents are jewish, so he is, even if he doesn't practice devoutly. Practicing group economics is "weird" to americans, because they have been conditioned to accept and worship corporations and their mediocre products. Also explains why he chooses to live in RF, because Russia is vehemently pro-abrahamic religion, esp judaism, to the point there is an autonomous zone hypothetically reserved for jewish people.

@chepushila1 Месяц назад

@@_GOD_HAND_ It really isn't.

@_GOD_HAND_ Месяц назад

@@Uncle_Dave_Dave Yeah because NYC is notorious for not accommodating Jewish people 🙄. There's a kosher bakery on like every other block.

@kirole7381 21 день назад

He's the reflection of the subject he's been studying.

@opendiagrams Месяц назад

Great video! It would be nice to have one about Alexander Grothendieck too 😊

@niuage Месяц назад

I love that the best mathematicians are so eccentric.

@adityachavan6383 Месяц назад

"she heard supper, and she showed up" -Misha Petrov

@AliAbdullah-oj1zu Месяц назад

What this mathematician wanted all along was satisfaction, road to happiness, and what was being offered was success!! Hard to believe, but there’re people who aspire to happiness not mere pleasure!!

@Persanity Месяц назад

Solving unsolved mathematical conjectures, so easy, a caveman can do it.

@remicsgun986 Месяц назад

More than maths, his greatest achievement is that he solved that money and fame more than necessary dosent lead to anything good at all.

@misiu-kun Месяц назад

lol the ad at the end is priceless disregard for everything this video covered😂😂😂

@DiakosDelvin Месяц назад

Seems like he lived as he liked. Studied math because he enjoyed it, passed up jobs he had no interest in, money he didn't need and then left math when he was done with it.

@Frobbl Месяц назад

It's sad how hard it is for 90% of people to understand that some people just don't care about materialism. Materialism is like a mental prison. It's not surprising at all that a man this smart wouldn't care about it.

@louisdapan 10 дней назад

It’s sad that his choices meant generations of mathematicians did not get the opportunity to learn from such a great mind. But he seems like a truly free man. Power to him

@vinesthemonkey Месяц назад

I thought the actual story was other fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau wanted to downplay his work to promote his own students

@mxMik Месяц назад

Correct. This, and some other displays of mathematical pettiness frustrated perelman enormously.

@calicoesblue4703 Месяц назад

Yep, he practically took credit for Perelmans work.

@snakerman2612 15 дней назад

“I am disappointed in mathematics” thats fucked up

@Chopper153 Месяц назад

>Solves the hardest math problem >Wins a million dollars but declines that prize >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves

@HENTAICOMBO Месяц назад

He could become a sage playing Fortnite at this point 🤣

@PM-qn4sk Месяц назад

This mathematician actually calculated the end result of offers by the US universities...your salary will be 40% taxed for government...your house will be on lease till you're70..inflation will increase 6% yearly...so it's much better to stay in Russia were mushrooms are for free 😅❤️👍🏻👍🏻

@alphaomega153 Месяц назад

Grigori Perelman is the mathematical equivalent of chess Grand Master Bobby Fisher. Both were at the absolute top of their respective fields, and both were eccentric to the extreme. Both shunned attention, and both eventually faded from public view.

@calicoesblue4703 Час назад

Yep, I agree💯

@gothoverheaven6239 Месяц назад

he didnt want to achieve a life beyond his actual needs and wants. truly admirable and inspiring, something about learning his story like this just warmed my heart. as someone with autism and a very strong 'sense of justice' myself (i loath that is considered a 'symptom' of autism) i wonder if he was on the spectrum? consistent special interest, very blunt and straightforward in seemingly EVERY interaction, a preference for solitude, disregard for certain social norms including personal grooming, and i dont know if writing 3 papers with nearly 1000 pages combined counts as a tendency to 'overexplain' or provide all available information on a topic but still worth mentioning, etc. etc. not that any of these are necessarily indicators of autism on their own. its interesting to look back on history and simply label certain individuals as 'quirky' or 'odd,' when in reality they could be neurodivergent!

@MaxTsyba Месяц назад

Why not take the money, put on a banking account, and forget about it, continuing to live the same way you did before? Nothing changes in your life, but you get a nice financial backup in case of, for example, sudden decease, which needs expensive medical treatment.

@gothoverheaven6239 Месяц назад

@@MaxTsyba he just simply didnt want to. whatever reason he had for that is his own, maybe excess wealth didnt interest him. he said it himself, what use is money when hes already unlocked secrets of the universe? not everyone cares about money, or needs to in the event of potential 'what ifs'. he seems to be doing just fine without it, and i imagine if something serious were to happen, we dont know he doesnt already have personal savings or things set in place for that. its easy to say what you might have done in his shoes, but at the end of the day his decision is selfless, admirable, and entirely his own.

@fanfoire Месяц назад

"He was one of the best mathematicians of his era, he, ummm... liked bread." Very relevant

@bhagatsingh5019 Месяц назад

Respect to Dr. Grigori Perelman.

@thomas_delaney Месяц назад

The narrator's ability to perfectly pronounce words in English, French, and Mandarin was very impressive

@Newsthink Месяц назад

Thanks, I speak all three :)

@Kyanzes Месяц назад

One million. They wouldn't even give some serious money. I'm not necessarily talking about the awarding body, they might very well be limited, but about all the "big names" who throw out money over the window all day long for dumb things. i.e. Tesla being launched to space and similar crap. Big corp managers: receive tens of millions. But for solving fundamental problems: $1 million.

@calicoesblue4703 Месяц назад

Exactly, it makes no sense.

@_GOD_HAND_ Месяц назад

The prize is symbolic. In reality, anyone who's in serious contention for a Fields Medal already has an elite university job with a large salary and benefits. It's like complaining that Hollywood actors don't get a cash bonus for winning an Oscar.

@Kyanzes Месяц назад

@@_GOD_HAND_ Except Hollywood actors get 10s of millions of dollars, some even more. That comparison is absurd. This guy specifically is poor as heck. Lower middle class at best.

@_GOD_HAND_ Месяц назад

@@Kyanzes He's poor because for whatever reason he rejected the lucrative job offers that everyone was throwing at him. Typically professors at his level earn about $300k/yr base salary.

@SanjaySingh-oh7hv Месяц назад

I agree that the amount of the prize money should increased to something like maybe 3-5 million. But it wouldn't change the outcome in this case. I remember reading how Daniel Hillis, famed designer of the Connection Machine massively parallel computer once lamented, “The real money is in handling Wal-Mart's inventory rather than searching for the origins of the universe." Same sort of situation here. Topology is so far removed from everyday workaday concerns, I can understand investors are not going to be rushing to fund his work. Investors can be short-sighted, but not any more so than anyone else.

@vex3091 Месяц назад

What made him unique is his focus, he pushed on even when failure seemed inevitable.

@georgeherzog5929 Месяц назад

Materiality is such a burden.

@robpolaris7272 Месяц назад

He was walking 22 miles for bread! That is commitment or some really amazing bread.

@OurThirdPlanet Месяц назад

Xороший черный хлеб и удачная грибная охота дорогого стоит.

@douglas5097 2 дня назад

This man proves that mathematicians are not that smart. One can be brilliant with numbers, but that's not the face of a wise man. Refusing money that could be used to help his mother in case something happens, perhaps taking care of himself (he does not look healthy) or simply taking the money and donating to something very specific instead of living the money at the hands of those who don't need. Really smart people are the ones connected to this world. That's why someone with autism or something similar can be brilliant with numbers, but can barely say hi to someone on the street. It took me a long time to realize that real knowledge is in fields like philosphy and related areas.

@calicoesblue4703 36 минут назад

Nice, I really like this take.

@JernejBarbic Месяц назад

As per the $1M, this amount was offered in 2000. Now, it is 24 years later, but the amount for the remaining unsolved problems is still $1M. By inflation alone, it should be $1.8M, which is a significant change. I wonder where the Clay institute kept that $1M for 24 years. The money was kept in some financial account hopefully, and so Clay Institute, or maybe some financial institution pocketed $0.8M, but the winning mathematicians today still only get $1M. Mathematicians don't seem to be complaining about this. Instead, they seem to be happily telling new and new generations of mathematicians about the $1M prize, but year after year, it is worth less and less. Please, Clay Institute, can you re-index it for inflation? Of course, huge respect for Perelman and his creativity in discovering the proof. But not everybody is like Perelman, and some future winner mathematician may actually be able to afford a house in a large city in America with the $1.8M.

@tehdii Месяц назад

I like how economist is missing the point :) I understand you completely but it is like saying to someone I give you 1M to not love her anymore :) Solving unsolvable is so beyond money. It requires a brain and legion of people in ones life to guide that brain.

@calicoesblue4703 Час назад

I agree. 😎👍💯

@milarovas4363 Месяц назад

He sacrificed all of his social abilities to excel at Math.

@Mahawww Месяц назад

Chad Behavior. Simply, Chad Behavior.

@coolhandluke429 Месяц назад

Watching the B-1 Lancer dropping bombs while going supersonic got me curious about the math behind the trajectory. Thanks for the video!

@LucasFavaro Месяц назад

Great vídeo! I recomend you to make a video about the great mathematician Alexander Grothendieck too (who, by some accounts, was the greatest of the 20th century), who had a life very much like Gresha.

@malcolmlagares8245 29 дней назад

This is a very interesting story. I'm very happy for Grigori Perelman. I'm inspired by his character more than anything else in this story. And I share his sentiments regarding the vanity of self-promotion.