The academic community remains unconvinced that the mathematical proof is correct.

Mathematicians are shocked that this paper got published

Math Habit

Eight years after it was shared online, a highly-controversial proof claiming to verify the abc conjecture is going to be published in an academic journal.

Mathematicians Are Shocked That This Paper Got Published

Among number theorists, this is high drama.

"I'm suddenly concerned that all of published math is wrong because mathematicians are not checking the details."

Mathematician: Everything we know about math could be wrong

Show Your Work

Mathematician Kevin Buzzard warns that the field of math could be full of nonsense, as many prominent researchers don't double-check others' proofs.

Mathematician: Everything We Know About Math Could Be Wrong

Too many mathematicians trust that proofs are correct instead of testing them.

Look, we've all failed tests before, but we didn't have top-notch Google engineers on our side.

Google's best AI just flunked a high school math test

Repeating Grades

Google's Deepmind just pitted its math-solving AI system against a 16-year-old's math exam. The exam won, and it wasn't that close.

Google’s Best AI Just Flunked a High School Math Test

A high school math test bested Google Deepmind's algorithm.

The insects could add and subtract in exchange for a sweet treat.

Honeybees are smart enough to learn basic math

One, Two, Bee...

Researchers taught honeybees math skills, revealing that the animals' tiny brains are more capable than we previously thought.

Honeybees Are Smart Enough to Learn Basic Math

This discovery teaches us something about new bees — and maybe also AI.

Believe it or not, scientists have been trying to do this for a long time.

A new trick lets us weigh the galaxy. It's the first step toward figuring out what it's made of

Off World

By changing the way we try to calculate galactic mass, we have a better chance of understanding how dark and luminous matter fit together.

A New Trick Lets Us Weigh The Galaxy. It’s The First Step Toward Figuring Out What It’s Made Of

So that we can finally understand dark matter. 

You just have to know the best learning technique.

Hard Science

Watch: Anyone Can Be a Math Person

Ubiquitous as they are, making sense of singularities is often a challenge.

Watch: Singularities Explained

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that allows both digital and analog computing in living cells. This means far more sophisticated developments in gene-based circuits can be made, like those used in the medical industry. 

“Living Circuits” Can Assist With Complex Computing

Gene-based circuits have arrived, and they are getting more and more sophisticated.

Black holes, quantum entanglement, and worlds with 11 dimensions—get to know the amazing physics that governs our universe and the math behind it. 

Here’s How to Teach Yourself Physics and Math

Get to know the amazing physics that governs our universe...and the math behind it. 

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of a classic formula for pi in the world of quantum physics.

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