Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI
AI tools are helping to decipher long-standing maths problemsandresr/Getty Images Amateur mathematicians are using artificial…
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The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer
Computers can verify mathematical proofsmonsitj/Getty Images One of the most controversial debates in mathematics could…
Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths
What lurks at the edge?kertlis/Getty Images Amateur mathematicians are closing in on an unimaginably huge…
Our verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld: Sci-fi classic has nice maths, shame about Teela
The Book Club gives their verdict on Larry Niven’s RingworldEugene Powers/Alamy It was quite an…
Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century
Meta says its AI could help mathematiciansTada Images/Shutterstock An AI system developed by Meta can…
Geometric Langlands conjecture: Incredible maths proof is so complex that almost no one can explain it
The Langlands programme aims to link different areas of mathematicsAndrew Ostrovsky/iStockphoto/Getty Images Mathematicians have proved…
500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks
Light reflecting off the round rim creates a mathematically significant shape in this coffee cupSarah…