The Oracle of Arithmetic Works Best Without Writing Down a Thing
A Simple Proof From the Pattern-Matching Card Game Set Stuns Mathematicians
Mathematician Solves the Centuries-Old Sphere Problem in Higher Dimensions
Mathematicians Have Discovered a Prime Conspiracy
Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse
Computer scientists are abuzz over a fast new algorithm for solving one of the central problems in the field.
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‘Outsiders’ Crack a 50-Year-Old Math Problem
Three computer scientists have solved a problem central to a dozen far-flung mathematical fields.
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A Magical Answer to an 80-Year-Old Puzzle
Using crowd-sourced and traditional mathematics research, Terence Tao has devised a solution to a long-standing problem posed by the legendary Paul Erdős.
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Meet the Guy Who Sorts All the World’s Numbers in His Attic
For more than 50 years, the mathematician Neil Sloane has curated the authoritative collection of interesting and important integer sequences.
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