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Back to EpisodesHeartbreak Made Me a Better Mathematician
Season 2
Episode 190
Published 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Buddhism teaches that all our problems are opportunities for growth. But how could heartbreak possibly make someone better at math? Alex Scheffelin, of New York, shares how he used a moment of hopelessness to propel him to becoming a Ph.D. student at Columbia University.