For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

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The arc of revolutions has two acts: rupture - upending the status quo - and the craft of repair. Often, the second is as ...

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Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

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