Mystery math whiz and novelist advance permutation problem(quantamagazine.org)

201 points by sashank_1509 3 years ago | 80 comments

Mathematical Thinking Isn't What You Think It Is(quantamagazine.org)

30 points by isaacfrond 1 year ago | 8 comments

Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking(quantamagazine.org)

533 points by sonabinu 1 year ago | 303 comments

Quanta Magazine Q&A with mathematician David Bessis arguing that everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking.

Astrophysicists Puzzle over Webb’s New Universe(quantamagazine.org)

193 points by jnord 3 months ago | 120 comments

Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics(quantamagazine.org)

124 points by anujbans 5 months ago | 26 comments

With fifth busy beaver, researchers approach computation's limits(quantamagazine.org)

496 points by LegionMammal978 2 years ago | 127 comments

Quanta Magazine article on how a collaborative team of amateur programmers proved the value of the fifth busy beaver number, BB(5).