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Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong? (2010)
mathoverflow.net/questions/35468/widely-accepted-mathematical-results-that-were-later-shown-to-be-wrong
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@hn
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@birdeye21
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bitcoin
What is the biggest myth about Bitcoin that continues to be widespread?
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@ssaurel
22 Oct 2023
bitcoin
Besides Bitcoin, what are the greatest technologies ever discovered?
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@birdeye21
13 Jul 2023
tech
What has been the worst or most harmful scientific discovery of all time?
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@Taft
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science
What possible future (technological) breakthrough might be a grave mistake?
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@Fabs
23 Jan
science
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How DigiCash Blew Everything
cryptome.org/jya/digicrash.htm
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@Scoresby
22 Jan
bitcoin
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The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a Step Closer to Being Solved
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-riemann-hypothesis-the-biggest-problem-in-mathematics-is-a-step-closer/
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@south_korea_ln
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The odds that a great scaling solution that is possible now remains undiscovered
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@nyan
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A Field Guide to Dubious Fact-Checking
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@Undisciplined
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culture
The Lucretius Problem: How History Blinds Us
fs.blog/lucretius-problem/
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@StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears
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This is the shortest math paper ever published
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@ScienceExplorist
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Education
Scientists Destroy Illusion That Coin Toss Flips Are 50–50
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-destroy-illusion-that-coin-toss-flips-are-50-50/
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@kr
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science
‘Sensational’ Proof Delivers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
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@0xbitcoiner
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science
The "perfect map" paradox: Why scientific models can never be complete
bigthink.com/13-8/the-perfect-map-paradox-why-scientific-models-can-never-be-complete/
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@south_korea_ln
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science
Milton Friedman & undeniable beauty of proof of future spiral of death Q.E.D.
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@jk_14
15 Dec 2022
bitcoin
Mathematician wins 2024 Abel prize for making sense of randomness
www.newscientist.com/article/2423192-mathematician-wins-2024-abel-prize-for-making-sense-of-randomness/
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@south_korea_ln
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Peer Review Is Essential For Science. Unfortunately, It’s Broken.
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@0xbitcoiner
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science
They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/09/they-studied-dishonesty-was-their-work-a-lie
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@south_korea_ln
13 Sep
science
There is a worldwide problem in math and it's not just about the pandemic
hechingerreport.org/proof-points-there-is-a-worldwide-problem-in-math-and-its-not-just-about-the-pandemic/
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@kr
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Education
Hal Finney on Bitcoin, 9 years ago today.
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@gmd
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bitcoin
Have you heard of the Ig Nobel prizes?
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@south_korea_ln
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