El Pais – Science & Tech
A couple of decades ago, Harvard Magazine published a note about one of the university’s professors. Chemist David Liu had been banned from Las Vegas casinos when he was 29-years-old, after winning too much money playing blackjack. When asked if this is an urban legend, Liu smiles. “It’s partially true. Actually, I was 21-years-old… and it wasn’t all in one night,” he responds between laughs. The chemist was a young prodigy. At the age of 26, he was a lecturer at Harvard. By 31, he was already a full professor. For fun, he used his knowledge of math to gain an advantage at blackjack.