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Cash for Math: The Erdős Prizes Live On
Paul Erdős placed small bounties on hundreds of unsolved math problems. Over the past 20 years, only a handful have been claimed.
The Impossible Mathematics of the Real World
Near-miss math provides exact representations of almost-right answers.
The Crisis of the Multiverse
In an infinite multiverse, physics loses its ability to make predictions.
Latest Black Hole Collision Comes With a Twist
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory’s third detection further compounds the mystery of why black holes collide.
Ingenious: Dalton Conley
The Princeton sociologist explains why race is not a scientific category.
The Inflated Debate Over Cosmic Inflation
Why the majority of physicists are on one side of a recent exchange of letters.
What Both the Left and Right Get Wrong About Race
Setting the scientific record straight on race, IQ, and success.
