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Mathematicians can't agree what 'equals' means, and that's a problem

What does "equals" mean? For mathematicians, this simple question has more than one answer, which is causing issues when it comes to using computers to check proofs. The solution might be to tear up the foundations of maths

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The Monty Hall problem shows how tricky judging the odds can be

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Digital Human Brain Covered with Networks

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Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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Try these mathematical magic tricks that are guaranteed to work

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Try these mathematical magic tricks that are guaranteed to work

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Occam’s razor

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Occam’s razor

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How the maths behind honeycombs can help you work a jigsaw puzzle

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Are we all related to Henry VIII's Master of the Mint?

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How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

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How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

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ChatGPT is getting worse at some tasks

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GPT-4: Is the AI behind ChatGPT getting worse?

The AI that powers ChatGPT appears to be performing less well at mathematical problems than it was just a few months ago

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Football matches in top European leagues are becoming more predictable

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Mathematicians who unravelled computational complexity win Abel prize

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