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The (Almost) Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break RSA Keys
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2 points
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vikrum
on Jan 27, 2024
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Speeding Slows You Down (By a Lot)
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106 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Jan 27, 2024
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I’m Above Average and So Are You
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2 points
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sebg
on Sept 23, 2023
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This hash table uses less space than the items it stores
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35 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Oct 9, 2022
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The Simplest Interesting Algorithm (2019)
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2 points
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on Dec 13, 2021
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Train Tracks with Gaps: Applying the Probabilistic Method to Trains
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1 point
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joeyespo
on July 23, 2021
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Using Math to Save Money on Train Tracks (Best Paper, FUN 2020)
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1 point
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williamkuszmaul
on July 12, 2021
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I'm Above Average and So Are You
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4 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Dec 16, 2020
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The mathematics of how universities are underreporting Covid
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18 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Nov 13, 2020
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4 comments
What is the actual infection rate at universities?
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2 points
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joeyespo
on Nov 12, 2020
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The Probabilistic Method: Using Probability to Prove the Unexpected
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4 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Sept 24, 2020
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Things you didn't know about qsort
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4 points
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williamkuszmaul
on June 11, 2020
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The World's Simplest Interesting Algorithm (2019)
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32 points
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williamkuszmaul
on June 10, 2020
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16 comments
Proving Optimality for the 100 Prisoners Problem
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1 point
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williamkuszmaul
on April 9, 2019
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The Surprising Combinatorics of Boarding an Airplane
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3 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Jan 31, 2019
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An Almost-Secret Algorithm Researchers Used to Break Thousands of RSA Keys
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420 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Jan 15, 2019
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109 comments
Fibonacci Forumulas for Fantastic Fun
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1 point
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williamkuszmaul
on Nov 10, 2018
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The Two-Envelope Paradox Explained
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2 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Oct 15, 2018
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Cantor's Original Proof Had No Diagonals
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3 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Oct 9, 2018
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What Made Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem Hard to Prove
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126 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Oct 1, 2018
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99 comments
Random Walks Are Fun, Weird, and Slick to Analyze
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2 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Sept 28, 2018
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Surprising Studies Are Usually Wrong
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2 points
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williamkuszmaul
on Sept 20, 2018
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The Soviet Russian Version of Cantor's Diagonalization Argument
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2 points
by
williamkuszmaul
on Sept 20, 2018
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