#mathematics

The Proof That Checks Itself

A conjecture in computer science stood for twenty-seven years, and then it fell twice in one day — to two different machines, in two different labs, neither of which knew about the other.

The Code Room · EN

The Year Math Changed Forever

"A.I. is solving problems that stumped the field for decades. Mathematicians look to Terence Tao for guidance on their altered world."

Longreads · EN

The best new popular-science books of November 2026

From a “modern bestiary” by Richard Dawkins to a book co-authored by Robert Macfarlane and an Ecuadorian cloud forest, there are plenty of exciting new popular-science books out this month, says Liz Else

New Scientist · EN

How Voting Is Like a Klein Bottle

A new topological model connects a centuries-old voting paradox to a surface with no distinct inside or outside. The post How Voting Is Like a Klein Bottle first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Quanta Magazine · EN