The world's most intelligent people often devote themselves to three professions: mathematicians, serious philosophers, and politicians.
Some things are simply a matter of reluctance to ponder; once they get serious, these individuals' ability to integrate information by untangling complexities can often effortlessly surpass that of the average person.
In other words, many things are not done not because people can't do them, but because they can't be bothered to think about them.
Once they take it seriously, they can easily connect many unrelated matters together.
Plus, no matter how tight-lipped the official stance is, there are always some people in the Science Academy who can access the inside story and feel indignant about this insult, leaking some information.
Even if the news is just some trivial details, it is enough for the bright minds in the mathematical community to roughly make out the entire event's contour.
