Everything You Know About Math is Wrong

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Everything You Know About Math is Wrong

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Aug 26, 2020

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We explore some of the common misconceptions about mathematics and mathematicians.

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Aug 26, 2020

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Conversations, explorations, conjectures solved and unsolved, mathematicians and beautiful mathematics. No math background required.

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The Monty Hall Problem by The Art of Mathematics
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An Impossible Easy Question by The Art of Mathematics
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The Unsolved Is Solved...and Another by The Art of Mathematics
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Is Math Discovered or Invented? by The Art of Mathematics
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One Theorem, 99 Proofs by The Art of Mathematics
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Beyond the Third Dimension by The Art of Mathematics
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Being a Mathematician by The Art of Mathematics
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What Is Mathematics? Some Surprising Answers by The Art of Mathematics
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Symmetry--It's More Than You Think by The Art of Mathematics
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The Mathematics of Art by The Art of Mathematics
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The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics by The Art of Mathematics
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Math Jokes and What They Say about Mathematicians by The Art of Mathematics
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Stereotypes of Mathematics and Mathematicians by The Art of Mathematics
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The Most Famous (Formerly) Unsolved Problem by The Art of Mathematics
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The Real World Is a Special Case by The Art of Mathematics
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The Joy of Mathematical Discovery by The Art of Mathematics
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Freshmen and Sophomores Confront Unsolved Problems by The Art of Mathematics
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Creativity in Mathematics by The Art of Mathematics
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That's Impossible. Oh, Yeah? Prove It. by The Art of Mathematics
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Math as Art by The Art of Mathematics
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Alternative Proofs and Why We Seek Them by The Art of Mathematics
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Symmetries in 3 and 4 Dimensions by The Art of Mathematics
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Symmetry, Shapes and Groups by The Art of Mathematics
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