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vlasev on March 2, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ten lessons I wish I had learned before teaching d...

It's a little spooky that the author, Gian-Carlo Rota, passed away the night before teaching a class.

my5thaccount on March 2, 2016 [–]

That is spooky. Both from heart problems too. Maybe the stress of teaching the class takes a toll. Heart attacks are pretty common among men of that age, though.

Coincidence, of course. Spooky. For sure.

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