The math world is losing its mind over the new solution to an Erdős problem. This is what AI found, how we missed it—and why it matters.

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In September 2019, news broke regarding progress on this 82-year-old question, thanks to prolific mathematician Terence Tao. And while the story of Tao’s breakthrough is promising, the problem isn’t ...

Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still struggling with basic math. He has major hurdles with algebra, a ...

A simple math problem sparked heated debate on Chinese education forums two years ago.