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I don't see much reason for taking Weinstein's proposed "theory" seriously. Or much else that he says for that matter, but I'm happy to be proven wrong. However, he's found a platform and I suppose that's pressured academia into demonstrating that they're not ignoring a self-proclaimed lone outcast genius.

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This is a incredibly contrived version of events. Whether Weinstein's theory is correct or not. He's had a career in mathematics and isn't a self proclaimed lone out cast genius. His peers recognize him and he's decided to do this outside of Academia for being burned in the past.

As I understand it he got a PhD from Harvard then did a couple of stints at other institutions (without writing any further research) and then moved into industry a long time ago. The only researcher I have seen supporting his work is Frenkel, conversely there are many pieces by academics which are critical of his claims.

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