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Stabbing (simply connected) regions on the 2-sphere with few geodesics
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Amorymeltzer
on Oct 21, 2020
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Why is it still common to not motivate results in publications?
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mathgenius
on Sept 13, 2020
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Writing math papers in pre-LaTeX era (2010)
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EndXA
on Aug 29, 2020
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Why is uncomputability of the spectral decomposition not a problem?
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2 points
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ogogmad
on Aug 27, 2020
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Math Overflow users resolve PhD thesis crisis
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653 points
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DarkContinent
on Aug 4, 2020
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127 comments
Crisis mode: potential flaw in PhD thesis two weeks before deadline
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3 points
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alderz
on July 30, 2020
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Important Open Exposition Problems?
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1 point
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mindcrime
on July 27, 2020
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Terry Tao on some desirable properties of mathematical notation
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393 points
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jjhawk
on July 21, 2020
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217 comments
What are the benefits of using one mathematical notation over another?
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3 points
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jordigh
on July 21, 2020
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Examples of Unexpected Mathematical Images
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3 points
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ogogmad
on July 9, 2020
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Every mathematician has only a few tricks Ask Question
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1 point
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tchalla
on July 2, 2020
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Is Every Mathematician Has Only a Few Tricks
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3 points
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sjb_Live
on July 1, 2020
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The quaternion square root is uncomputable
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2 points
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ogogmad
on June 30, 2020
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1 comment
Every mathematician has only a few tricks
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2 points
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ogogmad
on June 30, 2020
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Bill Thurston's answer to “What's a mathematician to do?” (2010)
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104 points
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adenadel
on June 8, 2020
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21 comments
Computer Algebra Errors
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2 points
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nsajko
on June 6, 2020
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Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking
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3 points
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saeranv
on May 1, 2020
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John Conway's Lesser-Known Results
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2 points
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senderista
on April 23, 2020
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Conway's Lesser-Known Results
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23 points
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azhenley
on April 20, 2020
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Conway’s Lesser-Known Results
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3 points
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robinhouston
on April 16, 2020
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Conway's Lesser-Known Results
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8 points
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mathgenius
on April 13, 2020
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Too Old for Advanced Mathematics?
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2 points
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sturza
on March 26, 2020
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What's a Mathematician to Do?
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1 point
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supdatecron
on March 13, 2020
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On the first sequence without triple in arithmetic progression
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2 points
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gajomi
on March 11, 2020
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Nontrivially fillable gaps in published proofs of major theorems
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77 points
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mathgenius
on Feb 9, 2020
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49 comments
Awfully sophisticated proof for simple facts
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1 point
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susam
on Jan 31, 2020
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Can a row of five equilateral triangles tile a big equilateral triangle?
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2 points
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panic
on Dec 27, 2019
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Can random variables that almost surely solve equations be repaired?
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2 points
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personjerry
on Nov 27, 2019
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Most interesting mathematics mistake? (2009)
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97 points
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panic
on Oct 26, 2019
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19 comments
Why doesn't mathematics collapse, though humans often make mistakes in proofs?
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256 points
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mathgenius
on Aug 18, 2019
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80 comments
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