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Since Euler has been billed as the greatest mathematician of all time, how is that he did not attempt to solve the Fermat's Last Theorem (one solved by Andrew Wiles)? Robert Harron, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, U... 52 votes Actually, he clearly did. It is accepted that Fermat proved the n=3 and n=4 cases, but only his proof for the n=4 case has been found. The earliest proof of the n=3 case th... Read More » How do Americans feel about all the Indians studying computer science in US universities? Rishabh Jain, UPenn BSc, Imperial MSc, MIT PhD 43 votes This is an interesting question, as I am American, but have lived in India age 9-18, and am of Indian heritage. First of all, I have a strong appreciation for why Indian ... Read More » Which one should I choose: a research scientist at Google or a researcher at Microsoft Research Redmond? Eric Nichols, Software Engineer at Google 91 votes I was an intern at both. Microsoft Research felt like a bunch of academic departments, together in one beautiful building, doing research but having good funding and the pe... Read More » If computers were to be completely reinvented from scratch today, what would be the significant changes in design? Peter Hand, I remember when you had to do everyth... 90 votes This time we wouldn't listen to the marketing weenies. We would put all the connectors on the front, where we can reach them, instead of at the back where we need to grovel... Read More » Danger: What should astronauts avoid doing? Clayton C. Anderson, US Astronaut, Retired 530 votes What should astronauts avoid doing? Do you want the funny answer or the serious answer? Not sure...? Well let me give you a little of both! There are obvious things an a... Read More » What are the most annoying small, insignificant problems people have? Garrick Saito 670 votes Cashiers who put your change on the counter, instead of placing it into your hand (now I have to pick them up one by one). Cashiers who give you five nickels instead of a ... Read More » How do you define success? James Altucher, Blogger, author, social media, invest... 1.6k votes A friend of mine had breakfast with a well-known billionaire. All the billionaire kept doing for the entire breakfast was complain about how Larry Page has $18 billion and ... Read More » How good do you have to be in math to be a good data scientist? Vladimir Novakovski, Managed quants in 2005-2012 107 votes Quantitative finance research is somewhat similar to data science and has been around longer, so we can use that as an example. Here is a quote from Jim Simons, founder of... Read More » What are the most stimulating activities for your brain? Marc Ettlinger, Research Neuroscientist, Department o... 1.8k votes The answer most supported by brain research is: Exercise. ... Read More » What is the most valuable programming language to know for the future and why? Kevin Suttle, Designer. Developer. Writer. Presenter. 653 votes Update: This answer has been cross-posted on Forbes. To quote William Ting's earlier answer: "JavaScript will stay relevant as long as people use the internet". ... Read More »