Long-standing Math Puzzle May Have Been Solved
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ONE of the seven great unsolved mysteries of mathematics may have been solved by an eccentric Russian. Grigori &#39;Grisha&#39; Perelman is an expert on Ricci flow.
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This is a math problem that voters or hard drives can&#39;t solve. It sounds so simple, but in the 2004 college football season, three into two won&#39;t go.
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OURTEEN-year-old Rochelle Brown was close to solving an algebra problem. Yet she stumbled repeatedly on one calculation: -2.3 + .5.
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A prime piece of evidence linking human activity to climate change turns out to be an artifact of poor mathematics.
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At age 7, Terence Tao was taking high school math classes. At 31, he is one of the worldâs top mathematicians, tackling an unusually broad range of problems.
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Plus: Was Einstein a plagiarist? [News.com Extra]
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Readers of Physics World magazine recently were asked an interesting question: Which equations are the greatest?
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Thereâs still a number of outstanding issues, some in the public domain. Itâs fairly obvious what they are. âWe will continue over the next day or so to bring those to conclusions.
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Scientists believe they could be a step closer to solving the mystery of how the first birds took to the air.
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NEW YORK  - The length of children's fingers may hint at their natural abilities in math and language, a new study suggests.
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The renovated New York Hall of Science's new shows include one of the oldest (and best): "Mathematica," a show that continues to inspire wonder and persistent curiosity.
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Encryption circles are buzzing with news that mathematical functions embedded in common security applications have previously unknown weaknesses.
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For months, even years now, it has been speculation, an educated guess, one that was well-fueled but never well answered -- until now.
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The national test of student math skills is filled with easy questions, raising doubts about recent gains in achievement tests, a study contends.
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It's a mystery even for researchers at the Smithsonian Institution:
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Children who had never been taught  addition or subtraction were able to solve approximate math  problems involving large numbers, researchers said on Wednesday  in a finding that reveals a new understanding of children&#39;s  innate math ability.
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A different way of calculating the medal standings brings some interesting results.