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Mathematical “urban legends”
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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?
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Which mathematical ideas have done most to change history?
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If you break a stick at two points chosen uniformly, the probability the three resulting sticks form a triangle is 1/4. Is there a “nice” proof of this fact?
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Demonstrating that rigour is important
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Undergraduate math research
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What is your favorite “strange” function?
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What recent discoveries have amateur mathematicians made?
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What are the big problems in probability theory?
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What are some correct results discovered with incorrect (or no) proofs?
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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics
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What are some slogans that express mathematical tricks?
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How do professional mathematicians learn new things?
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Succinctly naming big numbers: ZFC versus Busy-Beaver (2)
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Do names given to math concepts have a role in common mistakes by students?
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Problems known to be in both NP and coNP, but not known to be in P
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Mathematical ideas named after places
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When should a result be made into a paper?
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Examples of non-rigorous but efficient mathematical methods in physics
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How much reading do you do before you attack a problem?
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Particular problem solved by solving a more general problem.
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Covering a circle with red and blue arcs
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Is there a version of inclusion/exclusion for vector spaces?
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Is #k-XORSAT #P-complete?
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Most ‘obvious’ open problems in complexity theory
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Secret Santa (expected no of cycles in a random permutation)
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How to construct a maximally difficult NxN labyrinth ?
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Question about Banach’s matchbox problem.
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Quantum PCP Theorem
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Undecidability in Conway’s Game of Life
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