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Do you read the masters?

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Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?

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Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics

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What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics? [closed]

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Nonexistence of boundary between convergent and divergent series?

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Does every polyomino tile R^n for some n?

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Fake integers for which the Riemann hypothesis fails?

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A better way to explain forcing?

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Does there exist a complete implementation of the Risch algorithm?

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To prove irrationality, why integrate?

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Flipping coins on a budget

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Is orientability a miracle?

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Can a subset of the plane have nontrivial $H_2$ or $\pi_2$?

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What is the shortest Ph.D. thesis? [closed]

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Motivating the Casimir element

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Why are parabolic subgroups called "parabolic subgroups"?

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Do there exist chess positions that require exponentially many moves to reach?

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Taking a theorem as a definition and proving the original definition as a theorem

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Motivating the de Rham theorem

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Is there a systematic method for differentiating under the integral sign?

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Randall Munroe's Lost Immortals

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How do you find out the latest news in fields other than your own?

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Timeline of "foundational" advances in homotopy theory?

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Does there exist a comprehensive compilation of Erdos's open problems?

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Wiki for consequences of axiom of choice?

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Wayback Machine for mathematics?

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Name of amateur who gave a new proof of the Ramanujan-Nagell theorem?

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Is there an index for solutions to American Mathematical Monthly problems?

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Can Morley's theorem be generalized?

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Reconstructing the argument that yields Graham's number

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98 Questions

Do you read the masters?

Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?

Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics

What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics? [closed]

Nonexistence of boundary between convergent and divergent series?

Does every polyomino tile R^n for some n?

Fake integers for which the Riemann hypothesis fails?

A better way to explain forcing?

Does there exist a complete implementation of the Risch algorithm?

To prove irrationality, why integrate?

Flipping coins on a budget

Is orientability a miracle?

Can a subset of the plane have nontrivial $H_2$ or $\pi_2$?

What is the shortest Ph.D. thesis? [closed]

Motivating the Casimir element

Why are parabolic subgroups called "parabolic subgroups"?

Do there exist chess positions that require exponentially many moves to reach?

Taking a theorem as a definition and proving the original definition as a theorem

Motivating the de Rham theorem

Is there a systematic method for differentiating under the integral sign?

Randall Munroe's Lost Immortals

How do you find out the latest news in fields other than your own?

Timeline of "foundational" advances in homotopy theory?

Does there exist a comprehensive compilation of Erdos's open problems?

Wiki for consequences of axiom of choice?

Wayback Machine for mathematics?

Name of amateur who gave a new proof of the Ramanujan-Nagell theorem?

Is there an index for solutions to American Mathematical Monthly problems?

Can Morley's theorem be generalized?

Reconstructing the argument that yields Graham's number