Dennis Gaitsgory, Who Proved Part of Math’s Grand Unified Theory, Wins Breakthrough Prize
By solving part of the Langlands program, a mathematical proof that was long thought to be unachievable, Dennis Gaitsgory snags a prestigious Breakthrough Prize
Mathematicians Solve Decades-Old Spinning Needle Puzzle
For a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating an infinitely narrow needle, kept mathematicians guessing—until now
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Mathematicians Find Proof to 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle
A long-standing shape mystery has finally been solved
Abel Prize Goes to Pioneer Whose ‘Math Toolbox’ Can Be Used to Describe the Natural World
Masaki Kashiwara, this year’s Abel Prize winner, co-founded a new field of mathematics called algebraic analysis
Math Reveals the Formula for a Hollywood Blockbuster
Most movies follow one of six emotional arcs. Which one sells the most tickets?
Math Puzzle: Finish the Cycle
Finish the cycle of numbers in this math puzzle
Indiana’s House of Representatives Once Voted Unanimously to Change the Value of Pi
How an incorrect value of pi almost got codified into law
The 9 Unsolved Mysteries Mathematicians Can’t Stop Thinking About
Mathematicians discuss some of the most compelling unsolved problems in the field
How Anime Fans Stumbled upon a Mathematical Proof
When a fan of a cult anime series wanted to watch its episodes in every possible order, they asked a question that had perplexed combinatorial mathematicians for years
In the Quantum Realm, Time’s Arrow Might Fly in Two Directions
Scientists studying a centuries-old mystery of physics suggest two “arrows of time” control the evolution of quantum systems
Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues
Decode the clues from a broken calculator in this math puzzle
Google’s AI Can Beat the Smartest High Schoolers in Math
Google’s AlphaGeometry2 AI reaches the level of gold-medal students in the International Mathematical Olympiad