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The Joy of Why

How Do Mathematicians Know Their Proofs Are Correct?

By Steven Strogatz
July 13, 2022
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What makes a proof stronger than a guess? What does evidence look like in the realm of mathematical abstraction? Hear the mathematician Melanie Matchett Wood explain how probability helps to guide number theorists toward certainty.

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Mathematicians Clear Hurdle in Quest to Decode Primes

By Kevin Hartnett
January 13, 2022
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Paul Nelson has solved the subconvexity problem, bringing mathematicians one step closer to understanding the Riemann hypothesis and the distribution of prime numbers.

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How I Learned to Love and Fear the Riemann Hypothesis

By Alex Kontorovich
January 4, 2021
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A number theorist recalls his first encounter with the Riemann hypothesis and breaks down the math in a new Quanta video.

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In Mathematics, It Often Takes a Good Map to Find Answers

By Kevin Hartnett
June 1, 2020
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Mathematicians try to figure out when problems can be solved using current knowledge — and when they have to chart a new path instead.

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Remembering the Unstoppable Freeman Dyson

By Robbert Dijkgraaf
April 13, 2020
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Freeman Dyson — physicist, mathematician, writer and idea factory — died on February 28, but his vitality lives on.

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The Map of Mathematics

By Kevin Hartnett
February 13, 2020
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Explore our surprisingly simple, absurdly ambitious and necessarily incomplete guide to the boundless mathematical universe.

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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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In the Universe of Equations, Virtually All Are Prime

By Kevin Hartnett
December 10, 2018
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Equations, like numbers, cannot always be split into simpler elements.

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The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and Biology

By Thomas Lin
August 23, 2018
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Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of a mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature.


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