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Mathematicians report possible progress on proving the Riemann hypothesis
A new study advances one strategy in the quest to solve the notoriously difficult problem, which is still stumping researchers after 160 years.
By Emily Conover | 12:03pm, May 24, 2019
metal kilogram
News | Numbers
The kilogram just got a revamp. A unit of time might be next
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, May 20, 2019
Calabi-Yau manifolds
Reviews & Previews | Numbers
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By Diana Steele | 9:00am, April 26, 2019
multiplication
News | Numbers
Mathematicians may have found the fastest way to multiply huge numbers
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, April 08, 2019
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News | Numbers
Photons reveal a weird effect called the quantum pigeonhole paradox
By Emily Conover | 6:00am, February 13, 2019
Le Grand K
News | Numbers
It’s official: We’re redefining the kilogram
By Emily Conover | 7:22am, November 16, 2018
Bernhard Riemann
Context | Numbers
Before his early death, Riemann freed geometry from Euclidean prejudices
By Tom Siegfried | 7:00am, September 28, 2018
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Feature | Numbers
Anshumali Shrivastava uses AI to wrangle torrents of data
By Maria Temming | 8:28am, September 26, 2018
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News | Numbers
Here’s why we care about attempts to prove the Riemann hypothesis
By Emily Conover | 11:46am, September 25, 2018
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Reviews & Previews | Numbers
The study of human heredity got its start in insane asylums
By Bruce Bower | 8:00am, July 01, 2018
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