History of Science and Mathematics
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Examples of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were right
Jan 18, 2019
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Historical example of research papers being misinterpreted due to poor wording and creating controversy?
Oct 10, 2021
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30
Why are $X$ and $Y$ commonly used as mathematical placeholders?
Dec 27, 2018
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24
Which mathematicians died very young or in a tragic way?
Nov 28, 2015
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When was the first recorded use of subscript in mathematics to represent index?
May 10, 2021
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Has physics ever given a physical significance to a mathematically abstract idea?
Jun 7, 2021
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Where were mathematical/science works posted before the arxiv website?
Jan 26, 2021
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Mathematical results that became known long after their authors passed away
May 3, 2020
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Pythagoras vs. the idea of Pythagoras
Nov 12, 2014
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How did scientists plot complicated graphs in the 19th century?
Apr 8, 2016
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Can I correct a mistake that the reviewers didn't spot in a paper that has not been accepted yet?
180
Prove that every convex function is continuous
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What are your favorite instructional counterexamples?
144
If you're black, how do you answer "Oh you're a professor? So you teach African Studies?"
137
Most interesting mathematics mistake?

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