/r/math - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, August
I'm tutoring a prodigiously gifted 12 year old ...
1267 I'm tutoring a prodigiously gifted 12 year old ...
Submitting a mathematical paper on a subject I'...
870 Submitting a mathematical paper on a subject I'...
String theorists accidentally find a new formul...
740 String theorists accidentally find a new formul...
A wonderful coincidence or an expected connecti...
643 A wonderful coincidence or an expected connecti...
A line in Oppenheimer that hit close to home: “...
458 A line in Oppenheimer that hit close to home: “...
I keep getting demotivated because of this
396 I keep getting demotivated because of this
Nobel laureate in Physics, Tsung-Dao Lee, of Le...
382 Nobel laureate in Physics, Tsung-Dao Lee, of Le...
Mathematicians Prove Hawking Wrong About ‘Extre...
319 Mathematicians Prove Hawking Wrong About ‘Extre...
The 2-state, 4-symbol busy beaver has been proven
321 The 2-state, 4-symbol busy beaver has been proven
Can a human generate random numbers using only ...
322 Can a human generate random numbers using only ...
2024, July
Why 144 is my favorite number
859 Why 144 is my favorite number
The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a...
819 The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a...
“If they know my work, they don’t need my C.V. ...
799 “If they know my work, they don’t need my C.V. ...
The United States of America has won the 2024 IMO
762 The United States of America has won the 2024 IMO
Amateur Mathematicians Find Fifth ‘Busy Beaver’...
604 Amateur Mathematicians Find Fifth ‘Busy Beaver’...
people who majored in math in college, what job...
547 people who majored in math in college, what job...
Math doesn’t always have to be serious. Does an...
422 Math doesn’t always have to be serious. Does an...
How coordination went for IMO 2024 Problem 3
368 How coordination went for IMO 2024 Problem 3
Monumental Proof Settles Geometric Langlands Co...
367 Monumental Proof Settles Geometric Langlands Co...
Australia Makes History with Majority Female Te...
350 Australia Makes History with Majority Female Te...
2024, June
A math's degree's worth of paper
1959 A math's degree's worth of paper
"Imaginary number" is kinda misnomer. How would...
590 "Imaginary number" is kinda misnomer. How would...
I feel like khan academy is garbage for learnin...
512 I feel like khan academy is garbage for learnin...
"Work hard" by Terence Tao
449 "Work hard" by Terence Tao
Does anyone else love math but despise physics?
442 Does anyone else love math but despise physics?
Any mathematicians out there who suck at mental...
397 Any mathematicians out there who suck at mental...
Why do people hate math?
397 Why do people hate math?
Is there a concept of a "hack" in mathematical ...
393 Is there a concept of a "hack" in mathematical ...
Who talks out loud while pacing around the room...
381 Who talks out loud while pacing around the room...
I hate the fact that exams supposedly testing y...
366 I hate the fact that exams supposedly testing y...
2024, May
Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagore...
2283 Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagore...
My four-year-old son came up with a theory
1085 My four-year-old son came up with a theory
Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and...
1040 Simons Foundation Co-Founder, Mathematician and...
I just learned some people truly cannot fathom ...
845 I just learned some people truly cannot fathom ...
Logarithms are so fucking cool
689 Logarithms are so fucking cool
Finding out your research actually isn’t new
567 Finding out your research actually isn’t new
Let this be an N by N matrix. Does this specifi...
474 Let this be an N by N matrix. Does this specifi...
Why mathematicians do not hype their research o...
463 Why mathematicians do not hype their research o...
Cases where people over-apply mathematical resu...
411 Cases where people over-apply mathematical resu...
PDE's are HARD
389 PDE's are HARD
2024, April
animated a "doughnut mug"
757 animated a "doughnut mug"
TIL that for almost all real numbers, the geome...
628 TIL that for almost all real numbers, the geome...
Meta: Can we ban/restrict "Will AI replace math...
575 Meta: Can we ban/restrict "Will AI replace math...
Navier Stokes Breakthrough? [New Paper]
414 Navier Stokes Breakthrough? [New Paper]
Thought this sub might appreciate this. First e...
408 Thought this sub might appreciate this. First e...
Rant: so many textbooks and expositions don't e...
396 Rant: so many textbooks and expositions don't e...
The slower lane paradox: you're not paranoid, t...
370 The slower lane paradox: you're not paranoid, t...
Naturally-occurring Sierpinski triangles have b...
321 Naturally-occurring Sierpinski triangles have b...
To Pack Spheres Tightly, Mathematicians Throw T...
315 To Pack Spheres Tightly, Mathematicians Throw T...
Has there always been a feeling among people wh...
313 Has there always been a feeling among people wh...
2024, March
Met an amazing math prodigy with Autism. Seekin...
541 Met an amazing math prodigy with Autism. Seekin...
Congratulations to Michel Talagrand, the 2024 A...
504 Congratulations to Michel Talagrand, the 2024 A...
(Very) salty Mochizuki's report about Joshi's p...
494 (Very) salty Mochizuki's report about Joshi's p...
Mathematics is beautiful, but I am not good eno...
422 Mathematics is beautiful, but I am not good eno...
Numbers that will never be "used" by humans
415 Numbers that will never be "used" by humans
Peter Scholze response to Joshi's manuscripts
409 Peter Scholze response to Joshi's manuscripts
Applied to 70 math postdoc psoitions. Got 0 off...
349 Applied to 70 math postdoc psoitions. Got 0 off...
Take your undergraduate slowly
343 Take your undergraduate slowly
Joshi’s response to Mochizuki’s comments
330 Joshi’s response to Mochizuki’s comments
I've improved a lot
276 I've improved a lot
2024, February
Does it hurt your pride when you forget about m...
465 Does it hurt your pride when you forget about m...
Are there any real "mathematical horror stories"
433 Are there any real "mathematical horror stories"
Small parenting win
428 Small parenting win
I'm teaching myself math, slowly.
373 I'm teaching myself math, slowly.
Have you ever reviewed a proof some time later ...
359 Have you ever reviewed a proof some time later ...
Coauthoring a proof and you're no longer in con...
310 Coauthoring a proof and you're no longer in con...
Why did California ban remedial math from being...
299 Why did California ban remedial math from being...
Want to hear a mathematical pick up line?
303 Want to hear a mathematical pick up line?
In 4d you could have 2 infinitely big cubes tha...
299 In 4d you could have 2 infinitely big cubes tha...
Does Anyone Else Struggle to Think While Collab...
293 Does Anyone Else Struggle to Think While Collab...
2024, January
Non-evil math jobs?
481 Non-evil math jobs?
Some perspective on AlphaGeometry
400 Some perspective on AlphaGeometry
What are some mindblowing proofs (or solutions)...
373 What are some mindblowing proofs (or solutions)...
How to stop falling asleep when reading papers?
374 How to stop falling asleep when reading papers?
What's the nastiest, ugliest, least elegant, ha...
349 What's the nastiest, ugliest, least elegant, ha...
What math "defeated" you?
321 What math "defeated" you?
Why does everyone assume math is only about cal...
307 Why does everyone assume math is only about cal...
I knew exponential functions could grow fast bu...
300 I knew exponential functions could grow fast bu...
Examples of Simple Algorithms with Ridiculously...
295 Examples of Simple Algorithms with Ridiculously...
Was Fermat’s Last Theorem seen as totally or vi...
298 Was Fermat’s Last Theorem seen as totally or vi...