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Mathematics

Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard – until they aren't

The process of solving a crossword puzzle is mathematically similar to well-studied physical systems – but one property makes the game unique

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Mathematics

How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem

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Mathematics

This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date

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Mathematics

Mathematicians found – and fixed – an error in a 60-year-old proof

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Mathematics

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands

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The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common

Mathematics

The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity

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Technology

AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on

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Physics

What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose

Culture

Physics

There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow

Alan Turing's theories about computation seem to have a startling consequence, placing hard limits on how fast or slow any physical process in the universe can grow

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Mathematics

Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare

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Technology

Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century

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Physics

The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern

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Mathematics

How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient

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