LLMs have recently helped find solutions to a number of minor longstanding problems. But a new plan called First Proof is really putting them to the test ...

Understanding history is not about understanding formulas or narratives. Instead, we must understand the people who made ...

1 Harrow School, London, UK. 2 Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA. 1) What are the primary drivers (e.g., cost savings, environmental concerns) and barriers (e.g., ...

Mathematical journeys begin in unorthodox ways. This was the case for Eric Ramos, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens, who gained an affection for mathematics in ...

According to Lex Fridman, his conversation with mathematician Terence Tao explored how artificial intelligence could help solve some of the most challenging problems in mathematics and physics. Tao ...

According to Google DeepMind, AlphaEvolve was applied to over 50 open problems in analysis, geometry, combinatorics, and number theory, including the kissing number problem. The AI rediscovered the ...

Since the start of the 20th century, the heart of mathematics has been the proof — a rigorous, logical argument for whether a given statement is true or false. Mathematicians’ careers are measured by ...

Mathematicians sometimes think of their research as a garden and unsolved problems as seeds waiting to sprout. Some problems are analogous to tulip bulbs. As mathematicians work to solve them, they ...

For centuries, the concept of infinity has captivated mathematicians and philosophers alike, stretching far beyond the simple idea of endless counting. Recent groundbreaking discoveries, however, have ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...