2026-10-23T11:48:13Z https://nostr.now Quanta Magazine https://nostr.now/npub10v34h7w7zyxtm0uyqg6mrj0vnvew6aqpqu0ugtuqm0v2d6ul6qrqpa3j5v https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/287/180/583/334/242/original/eb833d4a27264d2f.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/287/180/583/334/242/original/eb833d4a27264d2f.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7e72faqnr50guq8drg79a8c9pzcrpgveelxcfmdexeyjp5wjm0qzypajxklemcgse0dlssprtvwfajdn9mt5qyr3l3p0srda3fhtnlgqv0ypd9z The Riemann hypothesis has been an open problem for over 160 years. Resolving it would enable mathematicians to better understand the nature of prime numbers, one of math’s most crucial building blocks. And that’s just for starters.<br/><br/>AI just made a major advance toward an answer. <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/ai-proved-the-quasi-riemann-hypothesis-what-happens-now-20261019/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/ai-proved-the-quasi-riemann-hypothesis-what-happens-now-20261019/</a> 2026-10-24T17:02:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrper2xn0zq03qzc7l29wmxc0jg8sxqq8mxdxxun93tfk385f9kgqzypajxklemcgse0dlssprtvwfajdn9mt5qyr3l3p0srda3fhtnlgqv0hg9y0 “It’s interesting, in fact, that many mathematicians and computer scientists have an interest in juggling,” the late mathematician Ronald Graham said in a 1980 television interview. “I think it’s the search for patterns and structure that is responsible for this.” <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-harness-randomness-to-crack-a-55-year-old-conjecture-20260928/">https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-harness-randomness-to-crack-a-55-year-old-conjecture-20260928/</a> 2026-09-30T12:01:55Z