On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, William T Goodall wrote:
> The dynastic tendency in families is a counterexample to this. It's very
> noticeable how the children of doctors tend to be doctors or
> veterinarians. Also politics, acting, sports, music and writing. There
> are some second-generation cosmonauts and astronauts now. The odds
> against that would be astronomical if parents didn't influence their
> children :-)
And the odds of 2 mathematicians raising someone who would become a
mathematician would be incalculable.
Julia
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