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Motivation for algebraic K-theory?
Oct 12, 2009
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Examples of great mathematical writing
Oct 12, 2009
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Why are the sporadic simple groups HUGE?
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Is there a good way to think of vanishing cycles and nearby cycles?
Oct 21, 2009
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Why should I believe the Mordell Conjecture?
Feb 20, 2011
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Is there a high-concept explanation for why characteristic 2 is special?
Oct 18, 2009
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Most harmful heuristic?
Oct 24, 2009
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A bestiary of topologies on Sch
Sep 6, 2011
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Rolling a random walk on a sphere
May 1, 2011
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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?
Dec 1, 2009
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Appropriateness of recent LIGO question for MO
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Why was this question asking non-trivial examples of closed subschemes closed?
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Why do we think there are only three generations of fundamental particles?
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What is the simplest way to fathom the Monster Group?
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What is known about the classification of ${\cal N}=4$ SCFTs with central charge 6?