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Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard 鈥� until they aren’t
The process of solving a crossword puzzle is mathematically similar to well-studied physical systems 鈥� but one property makes the game unique
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How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat鈥檚 last theorem
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This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date
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Mathematicians found 鈥� and fixed 鈥� an error in a 60-year-old proof
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Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands
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The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common
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Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity
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AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on
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What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose
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There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow
Alan Turing's theories about computation seem to have a startling consequence, placing hard limits on how fast or slow any physical process in the universe can grow
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Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare
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Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century
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The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern
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How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient
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