The Miami Heat will spend the next few days in Boston trying to figure out a math problem. That math problem was a big problem for the Heat in Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, as the top-seeded ...

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Ramsey problems, such as r(4,5) are simple to state, but as shown in this graph, the possible solutions are nearly endless, making them very difficult to solve. We’ve all been there: staring at a math ...

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We've all been there: staring at a math test with a problem that seems impossible to solve. What if finding the solution to a problem took almost a century? For mathematicians who dabble in Ramsey ...