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Answer: Mathematicians do not give up on a problem when it looks too hard, the...   Your Quora Digest Top Stories from Your Feed   On an average after how many failed trials does the 'mathematical world' declare a problem to be unsolvable? 65 Daniel McLaury, Ph.D. Student in Mathematics Mathematicians do not give up on a problem when it looks too hard, they give up when they can prove beyond any doubt that a solution cannot exist. Here is a very simple un... Read More » What are some of the biggest lies ever told? 60 Dan Knight, Art, like morality, consists of drawi... A lie can go around the world before the truth has got its boots on. This is especially true with the media. ... Read More » What are some stupid things that smart people do? 1k Ellen Vrana, Do all, feel most. I think I’m smart enough. People sometimes tell me I’m smart. And yet…. Yes. This just happened on my computer. ... Read More » What are the most awesome psychological facts? 2k Arjun Subramaniam, Knowledge is Power 1. The Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated the tendency of people to stick to a certain ideology and deference to authority. By locking... Read More » What is the proof that all the angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees? 144 Peter Orszag, PhD, Economist, Bloomberg Columnist Put a straight line (an angle of 180°) against any corner of any triangle parallel to the opposite line. You'll see that the other two angles created against the straight ... Read More » What is the most shameful thing that you have ever done? 235 Marcus Geduld, Shakespearean director, computer prog... 1. Murder. Or at least acting as an accessory to murder. Almost daily, I consume the flesh of sentient beings that are capable of suffering and that are made to suffer so t... Read More » What is the most radical or surprising open secret about a celebrity or celebrity couple? 1.2k Matthew Baldwin, Quora Reviewer/Student/Music fan "His sister turned out to be his mother. It is the Time Magazine who dug out in the 1976 article that Jack Nicholson's sister is actually his mother and the woman whom he... Read More » What is the best example of success through ignorance? 135 Leonard Kim, Corporate Strategist. Marketer. Phila... I have this friend. I talk to him every day. I told him to take an IQ test. As a result, he found out he has a very low IQ. Currently his IQ is at 83. When he drinks, I'm s... Read More » Who are great actors/actresses that are also great people? 485 Ken Miyamoto, Produced screenwriter, former Sony Pi... I worked with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison crew a lot during my Sony days as a studio liaison. I've dropped his name often here on Quora. This is a guy whose mov... Read More » What are the best-kept secrets about investing? 374 Burton Malkiel, author of "A Random Walk Down Wall St... There are no secrets. Just focus on what you can control and think long-term. You can't control the short-term ups and downs of the market. But you can control your costs,... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed       This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is your best source for knowledge. Unsubscribe from this email.