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Thomas Royen at his home in Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany.
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A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost

By Natalie Wolchover
March 28, 2017
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When a German retiree proved a famous long-standing mathematical conjecture, the response was underwhelming.

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For Persi Diaconis’ Next Magic Trick …

By Erica Klarreich
April 14, 2015
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A mathematician who has analyzed card shuffling for decades is tackling one final nemesis: “smooshing.”

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At the Far Ends of a New Universal Law

By Natalie Wolchover
October 15, 2014
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A potent theory has emerged explaining a mysterious statistical law that arises throughout physics and mathematics.


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