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Education

Aug 19, 2026 #Mathematics

What Happens to the Kid Who Places 400th

Selection systems are designed around the people they select. This one produces roughly a hundred thousand participants and thirty selections, and has no answer …

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Jul 02, 2026 #Mathematics

India Selects Its Mathematicians Too Late

The funnel starts at roughly one lakh students and ends at six. The problem is not that it is narrow, because it has to be. The problem is where it starts and …

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