Ma Yun, who is seriously biased, failed in mathematics, but Ali has to invest millions of dollars in mathematics competitions every year
Many people only know that Jack Ma is biased and bad at mathematics, but few people know how invested he and his company are in promoting mathematics for all.
From 2018 to the present, the Ali Dharma Academy has held a global mathematics competition every year, and Ma Yun personally made the decision. For example, at the award ceremony of the first competition, Ma Yun emphasized that mathematics is the foundation of all disciplines and the foundation for promoting the progress of the whole society. In the finals last year, Jack Ma, who rarely appeared, also came to the scene to encourage and cheer for the players.
This year's Damo Academy Mathematics Competition is also in preparation, and mathematics enthusiasts from all over the world can sign up, regardless of age or occupation. It is said that the total prize money is more than 4 million, which is purely public welfare in nature, with no profit and return, but it can help tap more mathematical talents, such as Peking University Wei Shen participated in the Ali Mathematics Competition and successfully won the award before Wei Shen became popular.
On the other hand, mathematics is also of great significance for the development of cutting-edge science and technology. For example, a few years ago, statistics from foreign professional institutions found that among the six American companies with the greatest demand for mathematics graduates, two are from the financial and insurance industry, and the remaining four are Qualcomm, Boeing, Google and Intel, all of which are the world's top technology giants.
It can be seen that mathematics is the foundation of all scientific and technological development, and Ali's emphasis on basic disciplines is a promotion of domestic scientific and technological development, and it will also feed itself in the future.
