(Natural News) On Sunday, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health promoted research on Twitter by one doctoral student that claims that two plus two can equal five. The research was quickly mocked by Twitter users, many of whom questioned the value of a Harvard education.

(Article by Tom Ciccotta republished from Breitbart.com)

In a Twitter thread published at the beginning of August, Harvard doctoral student Kareem Carr explained why some theorists believe that two plus two equals five. Carr claims that mathematical equations, such as two plus two equals four, are abstractions.

On Sunday, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health promoted Carr’s thread, inviting questions about the current quality of a Harvard education.

Have you ever thought to yourself, "How do I know that 2+ 2=4? Why isn't it 2+ 2+ 5?" PhD student @kareem_carr talks about numbers and abstraction with @PopMech https://t.co/UIo4MJsgqO @HarvardGSAS

— HarvardPublicHealth (@HarvardChanSPH) August 30, 2020

“Statements like “2+ 2 = 4” are abstractions. What that means is they’re generalizations of “something”. You should always think of these statements as associated with an underlying reality,” Carr wrote. “As a data analyst, I love numbers but It’s my job to connect them to reality.:

Statements like "2+ 2 = 4" are abstractions. What that means is they're generalizations of "something". You should always think of these statements as associated with an underlying reality. As a data analyst, I love numbers but It's my job to connect them to reality. 2/

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