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Explain mathematically a video from a space station (2011) (mathoverflow.net)
186 points by bootload on April 16, 2017 | past | 32 comments
Mathematical “urban legends” (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by Tomte on April 8, 2017 | past
Why all the negativity? (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by mathgenius on March 30, 2017 | past
Video lectures of mathematics courses available online for free (mathoverflow.net)
4 points by Dawny33 on March 7, 2017 | past | 1 comment
Mathematical “urban legends” (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by franciscop on March 1, 2017 | past | 1 comment
Has philosophy ever clarified mathematics? (mathoverflow.net)
148 points by Dawny33 on Feb 28, 2017 | past | 123 comments
Examples of unexpected mathematical images (mathoverflow.net)
188 points by mathgenius on Feb 26, 2017 | past | 10 comments
Engineer, physicist and mathematician discuss how to visualise four dimensions (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by govind201 on Jan 28, 2017 | past
In general (convention in mathematical papers) (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by amelius on Nov 4, 2016 | past
A fast and (possibly) new algorithm for performing the division of large numbers (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by baruchel on Nov 4, 2016 | past
Important Formulas in Combinatorics (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by vinchuco on Oct 9, 2016 | past
Is there a database for tracking the dependencies of mathematical theorems? (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by kafkaesq on Sept 10, 2016 | past
Did Gaston Julia ever get to see a computer-generate image of his eponymous set? (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by aaronchall on Aug 3, 2016 | past
Have there been any updates on Mochizuki's proposed proof of the abc conjecture? (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by aburan28 on July 30, 2016 | past | 1 comment
What are the most misleading alternate definitions in taught mathematics? (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by omphalos on July 6, 2016 | past
Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by apsec112 on March 8, 2016 | past
Is it possible to capture a sphere in a knot? (mathoverflow.net)
4 points by jimsojim on Jan 14, 2016 | past
Real-world applications of mathematics, by arxiv subject area (mathoverflow.net)
3 points by austinlyons on Jan 4, 2016 | past
Why most Math texts have so much technical detail and so little enlightenment? (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by jimsojim on Nov 9, 2015 | past
Why is differentiating mechanics and integrating art? (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by DavidSJ on Nov 6, 2015 | past
Category theory sans (much) motivation? (2009) (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by primroot on Aug 23, 2015 | past
Mathematical software wish list (mathoverflow.net)
132 points by cosenal on Aug 10, 2015 | past | 16 comments
Real-world applications of mathematics, by arxiv subject area? (2010) (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by adamnemecek on May 26, 2015 | past
N cats on a bed (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by jjgreen on Feb 23, 2015 | past
What is a Frobenioid? (mathoverflow.net)
1 point by rweba on Feb 2, 2015 | past
Colloquial Statements Encoding Serious Mathematics (mathoverflow.net)
2 points by vinchuco on Jan 13, 2015 | past
Why are planar graphs so exceptional? (mathoverflow.net)
4 points by ColinWright on Dec 22, 2014 | past
Mathematical “urban legends” (mathoverflow.net)
122 points by mikevm on Oct 31, 2014 | past | 52 comments
Why do roots of polynomials tend to have absolute value 1? (mathoverflow.net)
89 points by enthdegree on Oct 5, 2014 | past | 17 comments
Differential Equation vs. Difference Equation to Model Nature (mathoverflow.net)
3 points by rishabhsagar on Oct 1, 2014 | past

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