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Consequences of the Riemann hypothesis

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Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong?

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Demystifying complex numbers

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Elementary results with p-adic numbers

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Where is number theory used in the rest of mathematics?

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In "splendid isolation"

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There is a nice theory of quadratic forms. How about cubic forms, quartic forms, quintic forms, ...?

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Mazur secret Bourbaki report "Analyse p-adique"

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What's the "best" proof of quadratic reciprocity?

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Interesting results in algebraic geometry accessible to 3rd year undergraduates

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What are the advantages of phrasing results in terms of exact sequences and commutative diagrams?

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How were modular forms discovered?

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Cool problems to impress students with group theory

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The Origin(s) of Modular and Moduli

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

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Why are functional equations important?

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sum of squares in ring of integers

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Do you read the masters?

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Why do we make such big deal about the 'unsolvability' of the quintic?

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Is there a ring of integers except for Z, such that every extension of it is ramified?

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What is the p-adic valuation of a number?

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Collecting proofs that finite multiplicative subgroups of fields are cyclic

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To prove irrationality, why integrate?

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Are submodules of free modules free?

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Which number fields are monogenic? and related questions

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When does a ring surjection imply a surjection of the group of units?

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Can a conditionally convergent series of vectors be rearranged to give any limit?

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Are there situations when regarding isomorphic objects as identical leads to mistakes?

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Why are modular forms interesting?

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Why are tensors a generalization of scalars, vectors, and matrices?

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