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Mathematician Claims New Yorker Defamed Him

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the smile-when-you-say-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "Last month the New Yorker ran the article 'Manifold Destiny' (slashdotted here), by Sylvia Nasar, author of 'A Beautiful Mind.' Now a renowned Harvard mathematics professor, Dr. Shing-Tung Yau, is claiming the article defamed him. His attorney wrote the New Yorker a letter (PDF) threatening that Yau will have 'no choice but to consider other options' if Nasar, her co-author, and the New Yorker fail to undo the damage done."

2 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. BORING by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    New Yorker article was more than 1000 words. BORING.

    Bitchy PDF is whiny and lengthy too.

    Slashdot desperately needs better users and more boobies...

    Tom

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    Someday, I'll have a real sig.
  2. Re:sue! by Xaositecte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    the combination of "Either way" and "anyway" are unnecessarily redundant.