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A Life in Games

By Siobhan Roberts
August 28, 2015
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The mathematician John Horton Conway’s myriad accomplishments — including the Game of Life, sprouts and the surreal numbers — are the product of a mind at play.

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Solution: ‘The Slippery Eel of Probability’

By Pradeep Mutalik
August 14, 2015
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The solution to this month’s puzzle examines the use of abstract probabilities as an antidote to real-world ignorance.

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The Connoisseur of Number Sequences

By Erica Klarreich
August 6, 2015
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For more than 50 years, the mathematician Neil Sloane has curated the authoritative collection of interesting and important integer sequences.

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The Slippery Eel of Probability

By Pradeep Mutalik
July 30, 2015
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How do you solve probability problems that appear to have more than one correct answer?

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The Rise of Computer-Aided Explanation

By Michael Nielsen
July 23, 2015
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Computers can translate French and prove mathematical theorems. But can they make deep conceptual insights into the way the world works?

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Solution: ‘Information From Randomness?’

By Pradeep Mutalik
July 22, 2015
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The counterintuitive solution to this month’s puzzle raises philosophical questions about randomness and information.

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Famous Fluid Equations Are Incomplete

By Natalie Wolchover
July 21, 2015
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A 115-year effort to bridge the particle and fluid descriptions of nature has led mathematicians to an unexpected answer.

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Can Information Rise From Randomness?

By Pradeep Mutalik
July 7, 2015
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Quanta’s new puzzle column asks you to believe the seemingly impossible — that you can win at a number guessing game with absolutely no information.

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The Nine Schoolgirls Challenge

By Thomas Lin
June 9, 2015
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Solve this variation of Thomas Kirkman’s famous 1850 puzzle by arranging girls in walking groups. And think fast — the clock is ticking.


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