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

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