mathematics

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Erdős asked if we could do much better than this, and for 80 years the mathematics community only achieved marginal improvements.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

The Riemann Hypothesis, often considered the most difficult and important problem in all of mathematics, would serve as a Rosetta stone revealing the secrets of the primes.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Alexander had long noticed similarities between CSK theory and the mathematics of the quantum Hall effect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Adding infinities and dividing by zeros might be a part of mathematics, but it is not the way of nature.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife