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What it takes to solve math’s toughest problems
Mathematicians often tackle major problems through a balance of confidence and humility. This article follows Jordan Ellenberg’s shift from trying to disprove t
By Sydney Boles · 2026-09-10T09:05:23.434Z
Mathematicians often tackle major problems through a balance of confidence and humility. This article follows Jordan Ellenberg’s shift from trying to disprove the influential Cohen Lenstra conjectures to helping prove them, illuminating how persistence, failed approaches, and collaboration can advance arithmetic statistics. The story offers insight into how difficult mathematical breakthroughs actually develop.
Read the full article here https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/09/what it takes to solve maths toughest problems/