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terminalbraid ◴[21 Oct 24 23:33 UTC] No.41909658[source]▶

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In a similar vein, linked are math questions Russian universities would give to Jewish students to filter them out in entrance exams.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556

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1. neongreen ◴[22 Oct 24 16:50 UTC] No.41916175[source]▶

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Btw — how hard are these problems nowadays? Back then, 8 top Soviet students solved only half of them in a month — has anyone tried giving them to students now?

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A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote