Mathematically we live in a A World of Doughnuts and Spheres? I'm a bit skeptical, but even if we do...why do we care? Maybe Sudeep can answer that one for me. ;o) And that led me to look up the MILLENNIUM PRIZE PROBLEMS. Is $1million really needed for the "discoverers"? The solvers are already going to be famous and reap the benefits in the math world. Is the money really necessary? I mean, I would much rather see this go to something a little more just and helpful. I guess I'm just starting to loose more and more respect for 'academia'. Or maybe I'm just ignorant in not seeing the practical implications for all of these kinds of discoveries.