Science Olympiad

Germany's Lisa Sauermann Wins Fourth Gold Medal at 2011 IMO maa Windmill Problem

A thesis of the book that some critics consider provocative requires advance commentary in light of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the fighting in Afghanistan, and especially the war in Iraq.

[…] there is a competitive relationship between actual war and its staging for entertainment purposes. In classical antiquity, too, the Olympic Games were suspended during times of war. When real warfare is fought for survival, there is no need to replace it with simulated forms of war in sport or film. Thus, it is fair to say that sports (at least martial arts) and forms of entertainment that follow the pattern of heroic myths are the continuation of war by other means (sometimes vice versa). [⇒ Hero's Journey]