Math
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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Math Olympiad in Athens
A team from the United States placed second in this year's International Mathematical Olympiad.
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Math Olympiad in Athens
A team from the United States placed second in this year's International Mathematical Olympiad.
- Math
Math Olympiad in Athens
A team from the United States placed second in this year's International Mathematical Olympiad.
- Math
Generous Players
Game theory is helping to explain how cooperation and other self-sacrificing behaviors fit into natural selection.
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Waring Experiments
Expressing integers as the sums of squares or other powers has a long history.
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Dogs Catching Frisbees
When navigating to intercept a thrown Frisbee, dogs appear to use the same geometric strategy that a baseball fielder employs to snag a fly ball hit into the outfield.
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Dogs Catching Frisbees
When navigating to intercept a thrown Frisbee, dogs appear to use the same geometric strategy that a baseball fielder employs to snag a fly ball hit into the outfield.
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Groups, Graphs, and Erdös Numbers
Erdös numbers reveal the great extent of mathematical collaboration.
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Theorems for Sale
In April, an eBay auction offered math enthusiasts the rare opportunity of linking their names with one of the most famous mathematicians of the 20th century.
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