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The Four 2s Problem: Can you create any natural number using exactly four 2s?

The first cases are easy: 1 = (2+2)/(2+2) 2 = (2/2)+(2/2) 3 = (22)-(2/2) 4 = 2+2+2-2 5 = (22)+(2/2) 6 = (222)-2 After this, things get tricky: 7=(2)+2+2+2. But what if...

Unexpected leap from theatre to math

Heres the full interview I had with Vittoria Cristante for BEYOND SC!ENCE magazine. Personal Journey Into Math - As a kid, I was always very good...

Funded PhD at less prestigious University or Master's at more prestigious University?

If career goals are to be the best mathematician possible and be competitive in academic research/contribute excellent research to the community, what do you suggest? Think...

Cross-sections of conics? and

When you cut a cylinder diagonally, it's easy to understand that a symmetrical ellipse will appear. However, when cutting a cone diagonally, initially, I couldn't imagine...