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Decades-Old Graph Problem Yields to Amateur Mathematician
By making the first progress on the “chromatic number of the plane” problem in over 60 years, an anti-aging pundit has achieved mathematical immortality. By Evelyn Lamb.
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Self-taught rocket scientist plans to launch over ghost town
The countdown to launch creeps closer and there's still plenty for self-taught rocket scientist “Mad” Mike Hughes to do... By Pat Graham.
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I Am A Number. Am I Prime?
On the search for an efficient algorithm to tell if a number is prime. By Kaneenika Sinha.
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Sweet drug clears cholesterol, reverses heart disease—and was found by parents
Here’s how parents of kids with rare disease found what may be blockbuster drug. By Beth Mole.
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The Rebellious and Revolutionary Life of Galileo, Illustrated
How a college dropout reordered the heavens and forever changed our understanding of our place in the universe. By Maria Popova.