JFK paraphrased: We don't pursue math challenges because they're easy, but because they're hard, and they help us measure our best skills and energies. We're willing to accept and intend to win these challenges. #MathChallenge#JFK
@AlexKontorovich@ABCanaanie I don't know why I didn't see this before! I would be delighted to come and visit you during the winter break and provide you with the cash. If there's a numeric counterexample, I'll graciously retract my statement
From offline discussion on the most drastic differences between speaking to a mathematical audience vs a general one:
Mathematicians LOVE when you start telling them one story, half way through realize there's a much bigger story, and after that, switch to yet a third or ...