Mathematicians make a breakthrough on 2,000-year-old problem of curves
Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves
Who should shovel the snow? This weird math puzzle can help
Blizzards are a real-life example of what game theorists call the “snowdrift problem,” a cousin of the prisoner’s dilemma that offers clues to why we choose to cooperate
Math puzzle: The sum of all circles
Sum up the circles in this math puzzle
This mathematician proved a brilliant theorem to justify his social awkwardness
George Pólya’s random walk theorem absolved him of being a lurker and revealed how the laws of chance interact with physical space
The mathematical mystery inside the legendary 1990s shooter Quake 3
Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day
AI just got its toughest math test yet. The results are mixed
Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot
Is AI on the precipice of revolutionizing math? It depends
LLMs have recently helped find solutions to a number of minor longstanding problems. But a new plan called First Proof is really putting them to the test
How ‘effectively zero-knowledge’ proofs could transform cryptography
A new tool expands the ways people can prove they’ve solved a problem without revealing the solution
Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI: Show us your work
Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way
Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes
A new proof solves a long-standing problem about the doughnut-shaped torus
What ‘6-7,’ demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers
Prime numbers have fascinated humankind for generations—here are three of the most intriguing primes
How math can reveal lottery fraud
In one day, 433 people won the Philippine lottery jackpot. What were the chances?