Premise:
"How were discrepant findings resolved?"
Hypothesis: Discrepant findings may have been explained or resolved.

yes

Premise:
"Nash did this by constructing a bizarre set of inequalities that left his fellow mathematicians thoroughly befuddled."
Hypothesis: Nash was a genius mathematician, that even his fellow didn't understand very well.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"and realized that that was the first time in my life i had seen trees lose their leaves and uh and course when spring and everything came out again"
Hypothesis: Though the trees lost their leaves, I thought they still looked beautiful and like they were resting.
it is not possible to tell