Not only did the crowd respond well to Vera's report, but her report attracted the attention of various media outlets that attended the International Congress of Mathematicians.
For a long time, mathematics had always been viewed as a male-dominated field. Very few women were able to make outstanding mathematics achievements. This meant that any mathematics achievements by a woman were amplified.
Not to mention, the Collatz conjecture was a difficult conjecture in and of itself.
However, unfortunately for the media, this female mathematician didn't like to be interviewed, and she was almost scared of the camera.
But even though the media wasn't able to interview Vera, they were able to get ahold of Vera's supervisor.
The fourth day of the International Congress of Mathematicians.
A reporter from BBC science arranged a time to interview Lu Zhou at a coffee shop near the Barra Da Tijuca Hotel.
