/. had a story today from Slate asking whether math is a sport. As a former math competitor and a sport's fan, I have to say that I personally don't think of it as a sport, but it is definitely a contest. That doesn't mean it is any easier or should be less respected than a sport, so I really don't even care about the question since it is just an issue of semantics.
It does, however, lead to the idea of a professional math competition circuit (okay, perhaps not really, but humor me - don't worry about who the sponsors would be). Such a circuit would be my ideal dream job. Admittedly, with my current mathematically prowess I wouldn't even be allowed near a math exam, and even with training I doubt I'd be a consistently high finisher, but I believe I could at least keep my tour card.
Posted by shs4 at July 18, 2004 11:41 PM | TrackBackIf Counterstrike and Halo can have their own "cyber-athlete" professional league, then I would see no reason for professional math-lete league.
Posted by: maggette at July 19, 2004 03:37 PM