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EPISODE · Sep 16, 2020 · 11 MIN

The Unsolved Is Solved...and Another

from The Art of Mathematics · host Carol Jacoby

We consider two problems, one in tiling and one in knots. They had each had been unsolved for over 50 years and their solutions hit the popular press in the same week. What kind of skills help people make surprising connections and new discoveries?

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