Pseudoscientific Genius

Russian scientists have stunned the world for years. Last March Grigori Perelman, Russiaâ™s ascetic math maverick, cracked a puzzle that had baffled mathematicians for a centuryâ”and then mystified the worldâ™s laymen when he spurned the $ 1 million prize. But behind Russiaâ™s reputation for scientific genius, the specter of pseudoscience looms large. </p>

RIA Novosti // Jul. 08, 2010 - 08:08 GMT