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The premises for your leap of faith turned out to be premises for something else, eh?

I saw "Proof" last night. Interesting movie. I liked it, while my brother fell asleep. It may have had something to do with its location being at my alma mater. The connecting dots came in ones and twos, and then in bursts, punctuated by periods of blockage. What did you think of it AD, if you saw it? Did any of it ring true, other than that heavy duty math types tend to be under stress?

I haven't seen Proof, but I just put it on my list. Right now I'm taking a break from the dreadful horror flick (Saw II) that I'm wondering why I rented..

I only saw Proof as a play. The notion that mathematicians "die" at 30 is an old notion and doesn't apply in all areas. It is yet another portrayal of mathematicians that makes the close correlation to mental illness. Which I like and I frequently tell the administration that those illnesses also correlate strongly to lower salaries.

All great mathematical ideas come with a single instance of realization. But then you spend several days trying to make sure it works and many many times it's a dumb idea.

It's a lot like baseball, mathematics is frustrating, you fail most of the time, even for the great ones, even when you think you understand everything.

I didn't know, Torie, that you were a UChicago Maroon (assuming the movie didn't change the location and UChicago are still the Maroons). How did you come out alive?