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2018 Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize Winners

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    LordManley
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    Someone stole a Fields medal as soon as it was awarded, I saw. Let me find a link.

    Someone stole a Fields medal as soon as it was awarded, I saw.

    Let me find a link.

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      LordManley
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      Here you go: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45040179
      1. wise
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        Oh my god this is hilariously heartbreaking. Poor dude looks like such a gentle soul too. Talking about his childhood in Iran and all :-( . I hope they give him another one.

        Oh my god this is hilariously heartbreaking. Poor dude looks like such a gentle soul too. Talking about his childhood in Iran and all :-( .

        I hope they give him another one.

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  2. wise
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    The winners of the 2018 Fields Medal (known as the Nobel of Mathematics) and Nevanlinna prize have been announced. Like every year for the past few years, Quanta magazine has released very good...

    The winners of the 2018 Fields Medal (known as the Nobel of Mathematics) and Nevanlinna prize have been announced.

    Like every year for the past few years, Quanta magazine has released very good bios of each of them. I'm very excited in particular for Alessio Figalli's work, and from what I hear, Peter Scholze is a beast in arithmetic geometry.