Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 examines the enduring mathematical enigma known as the Collatz Conjecture.

Kevin Lieber of Vsauce2 examines why the Collatz Conjecture is still a complex mathematical mystery.

A new Physical Review Letters study places constraints on the ER = EPR conjecture, showing that under the authors' assumptions, the conjecture would imply possible alterations to the hyperfine ...

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While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...