How do we prevent mathemathics from devolving into the Medieval Era of secrecy?(mathoverflow.net)140 points by jjgreen 1 month ago | 120 comments
Every mathematician has only a few tricks (2020)(mathoverflow.net)231 points by nill0 11 months ago | 62 comments
Older editions of which books were better than the new ones?(mathoverflow.net)17 points by susam 1 year ago | 7 comments
The letter ℘: name and origin? (2017)(mathoverflow.net)268 points by IdealeZahlen 1 year ago | 128 comments
Screenshot pending…Is the largest root of a random polynomial more likely to be real than complex?(mathoverflow.net)107 points by jjgreen 2 years ago | 50 comments
Daunting papers/books and how to read them(mathoverflow.net)73 points by todsacerdoti 2 years ago | 25 comments
Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong? (2010)(mathoverflow.net)92 points by belter 3 years ago | 32 comments
Does there exist a complete implementation of the Risch algorithm?(mathoverflow.net)141 points by thechao 3 years ago | 21 comments
It's not mathematics that you need to contribute to (2010)(mathoverflow.net)183 points by susam 3 years ago | 59 comments
