*Quanta Magazine* has an article on 2022's Biggest Breakthroughs in Math:

> "In 2022, mathematicians solved a centuries-old geometry question, proved the best way to minimize the surface area of clusters of up to five bubbles and proved a sweeping statement about how structure emerges in random sets and graphs."

The [full article](https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-biggest-math-breakthroughs-in-2022-20221222/) describes an impressive year of results.
This does not address this year in comparison to previous years' results,
but it is difficult to read this review and feel that the year was
in any way disappointing mathematically.