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Aim high but don't shoot for the moon, mathematicians advise

According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the optimal strategy is to be ambitious, but not overly so

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Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem

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Start-ups are racing to revolutionise mathematics with AI

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Mathematicians stunned by AI's biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet

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The mathematician who doesn’t exist

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Why quantum physics says there’s a multiverse

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Why quantum physics says there’s a multiverse

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Fermat's Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret

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Fermat's Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret

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The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics

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The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics

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Game theory explains why the US's goals in Iran keep changing

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James Maynard in front of prime numbers

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James Maynard: uncovering the secrets of prime numbers

Prime numbers are the building blocks of mathematics, and yet their distribution is a mystery that has stumped mathematicians for centuries

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The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer

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The man who ruined mathematics

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We're solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

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