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

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