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The Subtle Art of the Mathematical Conjecture

By Robbert Dijkgraaf
May 7, 2019
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It’s an educated guess, not a proof. But a good conjecture will guide math forward, pointing the way into the mathematical unknown.

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What the Sight of a Black Hole Means to a Black Hole Physicist

By Janna Levin
April 10, 2019
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The astrophysicist Janna Levin reflects on the newly unveiled, first-ever photograph of a black hole.

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Usain Bolt’s Split Times and the Power of Calculus

By Steven Strogatz
April 3, 2019
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Just how fast can the fastest human run? This adapted book excerpt from Infinite Powers reveals how calculus helps us investigate the nature of motion and change.

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Where Proof, Evidence and Imagination Intersect

By Patrick Honner
March 14, 2019
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In mathematics, where proofs are everything, evidence is important too. But evidence is only as good as the model, and modeling can be dangerous business. So how much evidence is enough?

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The Double Life of Black Holes

By Sabine Hossenfelder
January 29, 2019
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Perfect black holes are versatile mathematical tools. Just don’t mistake them for the real thing.

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Unscrambling the Hidden Secrets of Superpermutations

By Patrick Honner
January 16, 2019
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A science fiction novelist and an internet commenter made breakthroughs on a longstanding problem about the number of ways you can arrange a set of items. What did they discover?

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The (Imaginary) Numbers at the Edge of Reality

By Patrick Honner
October 25, 2018
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Odd enough to potentially model the strangeness of the physical world, complex numbers with “imaginary” components are rooted in the familiar.

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The End of Theoretical Physics as We Know It

By Sabine Hossenfelder
August 27, 2018
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Computer simulations and custom-built quantum analogues are changing what it means to search for the laws of nature.

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How Network Math Can Help You Make Friends

By Patrick Honner
August 20, 2018
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Studying the structure of existing friendships in your community can help you forge the best connections when forming a new circle of friends.


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