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- Harvard scientist claims mathematical formula could prove 'God is real' https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/harvard-scientist-claims-god-is-real-reveals-mathematical-formula-that-could-prove-it/articleshow/118766145.cms?from=mdr 5 comments
- Formalising modern research mathematics in real time https://xenaproject.wordpress.com/2023/11/04/formalising-modern-research-mathematics-in-real-time/ 16 comments
- Is Mathematics Real? (2020) https://theconversation.com/is-mathematics-real-a-viral-tiktok-video-raises-a-legitimate-question-with-exciting-answers-145244 60 comments
- Impossible Mathematics of the Real World (2017) http://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/the-impossible-mathematics-of-the-real-world-rp 8 comments
- Real life-and-death issue that requires a mathematical solution http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/232220/real-life-death-issue-that-requires-a-mathematical-solution 5 comments
- Mathematics meets real life http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/mathematics-meets-real-life/ 24 comments
- Is this Batman equation for real? - Mathematics - Stack Exchange http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/54506/is-this-batman-equation-for-real 3 comments
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- Real Physics: Physical Intuition, Not Mathematics http://realphysics.blogspot.com/2011/06/physical-intuition-not-mathematics.html 2 comments science
- How do mathematicians build mathematical models of real-world situations? https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/nz2ldd/how_do_mathematicians_build_mathematical_models/ 10 comments math
- [Real Betis] Following Villarreal's draw at home to Madrid, Real Betis have mathematically qualified to the Conference League. https://x.com/RealBetis/status/1792268181001646385 5 comments soccer
- [Martin] With Real Madrid's loss, Barça are now two points away from mathematically winning La Liga. They can win it at Espanyol away. https://twitter.com/pedritonumeros/status/1653519369496850432 79 comments soccer
- With Barcelona's win today (0-2 vs Alaves), Real Madrid are mathematically out of the title race. 2 Liga titles in the last 11 seasons. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/d43kggvxkai53st.png 685 comments soccer
- Leslie Lamport Thinks Your Code Is Bad: "Lamport says we should describe our algorithms not with code – real or pseudo – but with mathematics." https://aperiodical.com/2018/09/hlf-blogs-leslie-lamport-thinks-your-code-is-bad/ 51 comments compsci
- RMA 2-1 LEG (FT)-With this result Real Madrid has mathematically qualified for the Champions League for the 22nd consecutive season (historical record). Zidane today fulfilled his 200th match as coach (128 victories, 43 draws and 29 losses with Real Madrid and RMCastilla). https://twitter.com/2010misterchip/status/990295083562995717?s=21 22 comments soccer
- The Impossible Mathematics of the Real World http://nautil.us/issue/49/the-absurd/the-impossible-mathematics-of-the-real-world 10 comments math
- What branches of mathematics have no application to the real world? https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/4hmra8/what_branches_of_mathematics_have_no_application/ 50 comments math
- Is the Abstract Mathematics of Topology Applicable to the Real World? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9RsOPZuh70 28 comments math
- Why mathematics matters in the real world http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/why-mathematics-matters/5983140 253 comments philosophy
- Real Life Mathematics http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/ims/bull48/m4801.pdf 22 comments math
- Teaching "real world" mathematics http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8744071/should-alice-marry-bob/ 13 comments math
- Mathematics and the "real" world http://www.scribd.com/doc/15765052/Our-World-May-Be-a-Giant-Hologram 61 comments askscience
- Why I Love Mathematics (the real thing) http://vladdolezal.com/blog/2008/why-i-love-mathematics-the-real-thing/ 10 comments math
- Studying pure mathematics, need to learn a real skill.... https://github.com/karan/Projects 16 comments learnpython
- [Real Betis] With yesterday's win against Girona, Real Betis have mathematically secure the 6th position and will play EL for third year in a row for the first time in their history. https://twitter.com/RealBetis/status/1662898771733225475?s=19&t=Z7fAD8u6KLBVKJBOAKDnHw 6 comments soccer
- Ted Kaczynski: The real unabomber (2019) - A mathematical prodigy who once was the subject of the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the FBI. Eluded the feds for over 18 years. One of the most interesting stories [00:51:55] https://youtu.be/LPlCBpILQ8c 367 comments documentaries
- Cognitive scientist's game theory & mathematical logic for why organisms don't perceive the "real" world (18:07) https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bindex=1&%3Blist=PLyQeeNuuRLBU1kPBCZMeHQhsWGsWQOG6H&%3Bpp=sAQB&v=kiO2vKx6pcI 12 comments cogsci
- Requisite knowledge before reading Pugh's "Real Mathematical Analysis " ? https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/5fth9p/requisite_knowledge_before_reading_pughs_real/ 2 comments math
- A mathematical model linking mean exhaled carbon dioxide and airborne transmission risk could help monitor COVID levels in indoor areas, like university classrooms, in real time https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/flow/article/monitoring-carbon-dioxide-to-quantify-the-risk-of-indoor-airborne-transmission-of-covid19/245A8FE68DD9C07655B9F25BECE967D2?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=FLO_co2monitors 4 comments science
- In 1874, Georg Cantor proved a result that shook the world of mathematics: that no infinite sequence, no matter how cleverly constructed, can contain every real number https://algorithmsoup.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/the-proof-that-shook-the-world-had-no-diagonals/ 61 comments math
- PhotoMath reads and solves mathematical expressions by using the camera of your mobile device in real time. https://photomath.net/ 3 comments technology
- Computer scientists develop mathematical jigsaw puzzles to encrypt software: "The real challenge and the great mystery in the field was: Can you actually take a piece of software and encrypt it but still have it be runnable, executable and fully functional?" http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/07/computer-scientists-develop-mathematical-jigsaw-puzzles-encrypt-software 187 comments programming
- Mathematicians have come up with a theory for how pedestrians know how to "fall into lanes" when moving through a crowd. They tested their theory by asking volunteers to walk across experimental arenas. The video footage of the experiment revealed mathematical patterns taking shape in real life. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8091 235 comments science
- Greed Is The Beginning of Everything --- Interview with Tomas Sedlacek, freethinking Czech economist and philosopher. "Complicated mathematical models are simply wrong or pointless at best. The real question should be: Is the economy working the way we want it to?" http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,822981,00.html 47 comments worldnews
- The President of the Central African Republic has a PhD in mathematics. Here is his dissertation. This is the real one he wrote. (Someone posted similar recently but it wasn’t his paper) enjoy. https://pepite-depot.univ-lille.fr/LIBRE/Th_Num/1986/55376-1986-9.pdf 13 comments bitcoin
- The Quantum Random Number Generator: It’s real. And it will use quantum entanglement to generate true mathematical randomness. Here’s why that matters https://daily.jstor.org/the-quantum-random-number-generator/ 168 comments math
- "The Impossible Mathematics of the Real World", by Evelyn Lamb: Near-miss math provides exact representations of almost-right answers. http://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/the-impossible-mathematics-of-the-real-world-rp 4 comments math
- OpEd in Washington Post: "All the mathematics one needs in real life can be learned in early years without much fuss." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/22/ar2010102205451.html 170 comments math
- Experimental validation of the free-energy principle with in vitro neural networks. Mathematical theory predicts self-organized learning in real neurons https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40141-z 2 comments science
- Real Analysis: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook, by Jay Cummings, is a verbose, illustration- and meme-filled alternative to half of baby Rudin and a worthy competitor to Abbott (seriously, check out the photo of page one of the chapter on continuity in the reviews). https://www.amazon.com/real-analysis-long-form-mathematics-textbook/dp/1724510126/ 7 comments math
- TIL Platonic love isn't what we thought it was. In fact, Plato didn't even believe in it, was pro-sex, thought erotica was a spiritual force that helps us find our true selves, and expressed these real values in a hidden mathematical and musical code. http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=667 8 comments philosophy
