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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics

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Scott-Solovay unpublished paper on ``Boolean valued models of set theory''

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Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

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When have we lost a body of mathematics because errors were found?

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Major mathematical advances past age fifty

answered May 23, 2010 at 17:42

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Why is edge-coloring less interesting than vertex-coloring?

answered Jan 7, 2010 at 4:15

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Is rigour just a ritual that most mathematicians wish to get rid of if they could?

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Intuitionistic Lowenheim-Skolem?

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What's that shape? Inferring a 3D shape from random shadows

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Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics

answered May 31, 2010 at 20:26

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Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking

answered May 26, 2010 at 21:31

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William Rowan Hamilton and Algebra as Time

answered Dec 6, 2010 at 16:44

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Have you solved problems in your sleep?

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Do there exist modern expositions of Klein's Icosahedron?

answered Dec 21, 2009 at 17:59

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Can infinity shorten proofs a lot?

answered Nov 17, 2009 at 0:40

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Infinite Ramsey theorem with infinitely many colours

answered Oct 29, 2009 at 17:50

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Does there exist a meromorphic function all of whose Taylor coefficients are prime?

answered Nov 21, 2009 at 0:28

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Counterexamples in PDE

answered Jun 26, 2011 at 5:27

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What is the current status of Agrawal's conjecture?

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Cops and drunken robbers

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Convex Polyhedra Scissors Congruence Problem

answered May 8, 2015 at 18:53

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What makes four dimensions special?

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Sparse ramsey theory

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Most dense subset of numbers that avoids arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions

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Polya Enumeration Formula with color indifference

answered Mar 3, 2010 at 6:49

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Most striking applications of category theory?

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How can I learn about doing linear algebra with trace diagrams?

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How to compute the rank of a matrix?

answered Nov 20, 2009 at 0:08

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How to select a journal?

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Generalizations of Planar Graphs

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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics

Scott-Solovay unpublished paper on ``Boolean valued models of set theory''

Experimental mathematics leading to major advances

When have we lost a body of mathematics because errors were found?

Major mathematical advances past age fifty

Why is edge-coloring less interesting than vertex-coloring?

Is rigour just a ritual that most mathematicians wish to get rid of if they could?

Intuitionistic Lowenheim-Skolem?

What's that shape? Inferring a 3D shape from random shadows

Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics

Intuitive crutches for higher dimensional thinking

William Rowan Hamilton and Algebra as Time

Have you solved problems in your sleep?

Do there exist modern expositions of Klein's Icosahedron?

Can infinity shorten proofs a lot?

Infinite Ramsey theorem with infinitely many colours

Does there exist a meromorphic function all of whose Taylor coefficients are prime?

Counterexamples in PDE

What is the current status of Agrawal's conjecture?

Cops and drunken robbers

Convex Polyhedra Scissors Congruence Problem

What makes four dimensions special?

Sparse ramsey theory

Most dense subset of numbers that avoids arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions

Polya Enumeration Formula with color indifference

Most striking applications of category theory?

How can I learn about doing linear algebra with trace diagrams?

How to compute the rank of a matrix?

How to select a journal?

Generalizations of Planar Graphs