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Mathematicians shocked to find pattern in 'random' prime numbers

Mathematics

Mathematicians shocked to find pattern in 'random' prime numbers

Unexpected trends in the last digits of prime numbers mean they are less random than previously thought, much to the surprise of mathematicians

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A long straight road carries on into the distance

Physics

Mathematicians play whack-a-mole in the endless infinity hunt

Features

Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

Physics

Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

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Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

two men walking away down the street wearing santa hats. The connection to the story is marginal

Technology

AI solves 100-hat puzzle used in Google job interviews

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Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

CultureLab

Prime number with 22 million digits is the biggest ever found

Prime number with 22 million digits is the biggest ever found

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Mathematicians invent new way to slice pizza into exotic shapes

Mathematics

Mathematicians invent new way to slice pizza into exotic shapes

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How to get rich with maths

Humans

How to get rich with maths

Features

Painting by numbers with the design book <em>Mathematics and Art</em>

Physics

Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

From Renaissance painters' first use of perspective to artistic algorithms shaping 21st-century works, mathematics and art have a long, rich history

CultureLab

Humans

How to win at game theory

Features

Feedback: a calling card for water fruitloopery

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Physics

Probability is as useful to physics as flat-Earth theory

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Mathematics

Crowds beat computers in answer to Wikipedia-sized maths problem

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