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What are some noteworthy mic-drop moments in math?
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4 points
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throwawaymath
on March 11, 2019
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Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong?
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3 points
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reverse
on Feb 26, 2019
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8 comments
Percentage of Ramanujan's conjectures that were proven correct
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2 points
by
aidanrocke
on Dec 18, 2018
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Which mathematical definitions should be formalised in Lean?
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mathoverflow.net
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15 points
by
emileokada
on Sept 23, 2018
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1 comment
On Mathematical Arguments Against Quantum Computing
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mathoverflow.net
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4 points
by
lainon
on June 18, 2018
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Gaussian prime spirals (2012)
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1 point
by
panic
on May 8, 2018
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Which popular games have been studied mathematically?
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
lainon
on Jan 13, 2018
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Mathematical research interrupted by a war
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mathoverflow.net
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1 point
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lainon
on Jan 3, 2018
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Proofs without words
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mathoverflow.net
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1 point
by
sonabinu
on Nov 30, 2017
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Tweetable Mathematics
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
ocfnash
on Nov 16, 2017
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Function extensionality: does it make a difference?
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mathoverflow.net
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1 point
by
mathgenius
on Nov 6, 2017
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Bill Thurston answers: What's a mathematician to do?
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92 points
by
ColinWright
on Oct 29, 2017
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25 comments
Unsafe RSA primes conjectured
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mathoverflow.net
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180 points
by
jjgreen
on Oct 18, 2017
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54 comments
The enigmatic complexity of number theory
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mathoverflow.net
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87 points
by
monort
on Oct 7, 2017
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18 comments
Controversies in field of mathematics
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mathoverflow.net
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52 points
by
nextInt
on Oct 5, 2017
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6 comments
Mathematical games interesting to both you and a five-year-old child
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mathoverflow.net
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749 points
by
lainon
on Oct 5, 2017
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131 comments
Which popular games are the most mathematical?
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mathoverflow.net
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3 points
by
gfredtech
on Sept 24, 2017
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Which popular games are the most mathematical?
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mathoverflow.net
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18 points
by
lainon
on Sept 23, 2017
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Examples of unexpected mathematical images
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
zone411
on Sept 22, 2017
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Is there a winning strategy in Tetris?
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mathoverflow.net
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94 points
by
lainon
on Sept 2, 2017
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36 comments
What is the shortest Ph.D. thesis?
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mathoverflow.net
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4 points
by
lainon
on Aug 29, 2017
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Mathematically interesting screensavers
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
lainon
on Aug 27, 2017
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What are the worst notations?
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mathoverflow.net
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1 point
by
amelius
on July 21, 2017
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MathOverFlow Success Stories
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
timemachiner
on July 3, 2017
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Mathoverflow – exchange infinitely many digits of π and e
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mathoverflow.net
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2 points
by
bryanrasmussen
on June 28, 2017
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17 camels trick
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mathoverflow.net
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3 points
by
mathgenius
on June 8, 2017
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Why do many math books have so much detail and so little enlightenment? (2010)
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mathoverflow.net
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620 points
by
mathgenius
on May 15, 2017
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260 comments
A Good Zero Knowledge Proof
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mathoverflow.net
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3 points
by
david90
on May 9, 2017
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Bill Thurston's last contribution to MathOverflow before 2012 death (2011)
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mathoverflow.net
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1 point
by
dbranes
on May 6, 2017
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Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
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2 points
by
dbranes
on April 21, 2017
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