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Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry
A 125-page proof posted to arXiv may represent a huge breakthrough in geometric measure theory. This problem has implications ...
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After 117 years, this geometric puzzle is finally solved ️
A geometry problem over a century old has just found its definitive answer. Mathematicians have confirmed that the solution ...
Hollywood and Silicon Valley Collide at Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, With Science Celebrated and Trump Slammed
Known as the "Oscars of Science," the Saturday night event saw Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman rubbing shoulders ...
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Russia's next move? The countries trying to Putin-proof themselves
"I joined the air force 35 years ago, aged 18, and went straight to Germany, based on a Tornado aircraft," says British Air Commodore Andy Turk, who is now deputy commander of the Nato Airborne ...
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Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty — the case for better evidence in post-evidence times
As that comment highlights, evidence is often contested and proof elusive, including during the pandemic, when many experts were urging governments to “follow the science”. But that irate ...
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Mathematicians move the needle on the Kakeya conjecture, a decades-old geometric problem
"This result is not only a major breakthrough in geometric measure theory, but it also opens up a series of exciting developments in harmonic analysis, number theory, and applications in computer ...