The Unsolved Is Solved...and Another

The Art of Mathematics - A podcast by Carol Jacoby

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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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