Science and reality
The odds of winning tomorrow's Powerball are barely better than having your name randomly pulled out of a hat filled with the name of everybody in the US.
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Three years ago, a solitary mathematician released an impenetrable proof of the famous abc conjecture. At a recent conference dedicated to the work, optimism mixed with bafflement.
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A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians.
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Effective argumentation is mostly about choosing the right strategy. And that means knowing a little bit about how people think … and don't think.
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Computer scientists are abuzz over a fast new algorithm for solving one of the central problems in the field.
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Our current mathematical understanding of many techniques that are central to the ongoing big-data revolution is inadequate, at best.
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Three computer scientists have solved a problem central to a dozen far-flung mathematical fields.
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This adaptation from the biography Genius at Play shows how serious advances such as the surreal numbers can spring out of fun and games.
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