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Have any long-suspected irrational numbers turned out to be rational?
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100 points
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colinprince
on Sept 16, 2014
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What's a Mathematician to do?
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140 points
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StandardFuture
on Sept 3, 2014
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44 comments
Examples of unexpected mathematical images
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3 points
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cichli
on Aug 18, 2014
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What are some deep theorems, and why are they considered deep?
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1 point
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todayiamme
on May 8, 2014
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Do good math jokes exist?
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2 points
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yiransheng
on April 25, 2014
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Algebra and Cancer Research
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1 point
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justplay
on April 14, 2014
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Proofs without words
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1 point
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coffeecodecouch
on April 7, 2014
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HOLY COW, IT'S A POLYNOMIAL QUOTIENT!!!
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1 point
by
enthdegree
on March 13, 2014
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Meta meta mathematical theories
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1 point
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aaren
on March 10, 2014
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Perfectly centered break of a perfectly aligned pool ball rack
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2 points
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pavel_lishin
on Feb 3, 2014
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Perfectly centered break of a perfectly aligned pool ball rack
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279 points
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verandaguy
on Feb 2, 2014
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67 comments
Mathematical research published in the form of poems
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1 point
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tujv
on Jan 3, 2014
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Can We Decide Whether Small Computer Programs Halt?
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2 points
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wrongc0ntinent
on Dec 30, 2013
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1 comment
What are the most attractive Turing undecidable problems in mathematics?
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2 points
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DanielRibeiro
on Dec 5, 2013
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Symmetric black-hole curves
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1 point
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kdavis
on Aug 19, 2013
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Video lectures of mathematics courses available online for free
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114 points
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llambda
on July 20, 2013
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16 comments
Theorems that are 'obvious' but hard to prove
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2 points
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ColinWright
on Feb 10, 2013
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9 comments
Mathematical proofs with visualization
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2 points
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dsr12
on Nov 30, 2012
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Can pure mathematics harness citizen science?
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1 point
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sapien
on Nov 18, 2012
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Mathematical habits which would be of use to non-mathematicians
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12 points
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SandB0x
on Sept 28, 2012
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Philosophy behind Mochizuki's work on the ABC conjecture
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2 points
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llambda
on Sept 11, 2012
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ABC Conjecture: A proposed proof by mathematician S. Mochizuki
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1 point
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larryfreeman
on Sept 9, 2012
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1 comment
Bill Thurston's answer to "What's a mathematician to do?"
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9 points
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tim_sw
on Aug 22, 2012
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1 comment
Where is number theory used in the rest of mathematics?
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1 point
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ColinWright
on Aug 21, 2012
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Have we ever lost mathematics?
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7 points
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Gelada
on May 12, 2012
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Gaussian prime spirals (with pictures)
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1 point
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robinhouston
on April 13, 2012
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How to write popular mathematics (or other technical subjects) well
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1 point
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Gelada
on Dec 26, 2011
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How to efficiently vacuum the house
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3 points
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llambda
on Dec 14, 2011
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Examples of mathematical concepts named after the wrong people
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1 point
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DiabloD3
on Dec 2, 2011
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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?
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2 points
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dmuino
on Nov 7, 2011
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