And:

> Q: What do you think of Grigori Perelman, who turned down the Fields Medal?

> A: I think it was because of his personality also. Maybe he himself was very proud of himself. Maybe he looked down on other people, even looked down on very important prizes and medals.

> Q: Would you accept a medal?

> A: Yes.

> Q: What would you do with the money?

> A: Maybe the best way would be to give the money to my wife. Let her deal with this issue.

Wow.

> Wow.

There's quite a few cultures where it's a traditional norm to put one's wife in charge of the household finances (cultures in which that wife tends to be stuck at home running it, whereas the husband is mostly home to sleep and otherwise working himself to death). The husband is given sort of an allowance to spend. It's not a strange idea for many people on the planet.

I really like this guy, and I'd probably answer the last two questions in the same way (wife coming soon!).

I don't know why this result would have applications in crypto; you could have just assumed the twin prime conjecture to prove your algorithm correct.