mathematics

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This is the best-case scenario, because the problem pushes us in new conceptual directions that often have value far beyond the original problem—and sometimes beyond mathematics itself.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

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

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

Yet dividing by zero destroys the fabric of mathematics and the framework of logic—and threatens to undermine the very basis of science.

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