Wolfram|Alpha stirs math nerds to debate

Academics across the globe have begun debating the relative merits of Wolfram|Alpha’s ability to crunch complex equations at the touch of a button. Some embrace it as a sign of the time, while the Luddites that banned your TI-92+ are taking up arms against Skynot.

Apparently this is such serious business that it’s worthy of phrases like “Pandora’s box,” “Scared” and “math war.”

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