Oops! Try that againTetra Images/Alamy An error in a proof underlying a widely used branch of modern mathematics was accidentally discovered by mathematicians while translating old proofs to a computer language. The mistake was swiftly fixed, but mathematicians say that the episode highlights the importance of making maths computer-readable to catch other possible examples. Most modern mathematics resides in research papers and textbooks, and relies on mathematicians checking each other’s work to make sure it is correct. A proof is essentially a social construct – if enough mathematicians are satisfied that the logical steps of a proof are… Source link
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Now 21 years old, the alleged victim has spoken out about her experience for the first time. (BuzzFeed News is referring to her as “G.” to protect her identity.) Then just 11 years old, G. was on the cruise with her grandmother and little sister and was excited about the vacation. “Automatically, as a child, you think it’s going to be amazing,” she said.Before the ship had even cast off for the Caribbean, G. went downstairs to get the Wi-Fi password, she told BuzzFeed News. “I asked the person that was outside of the restaurant for directions to the lobby,”…
Getty ImagesSome Morrisons customers encountered further delays with their Christmas orders more than 24 hours after after the supermarket experienced what it called “systems issues” on Monday. One customer told the BBC she was left waiting for about £200 worth of groceries, another said he struggled to get answers from the firm about his Christmas shop.It follows chaotic scenes at the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket on 23 December – the biggest grocery shopping day of the year – which saw deliveries cancelled and discounts not applied.Morrisons has apologised and says deliveries are back to normal but it has yet to…
The Argentine peso strengthened more in real terms than any other currency in 2024, boosting the popularity of libertarian President Javier Milei even as economists question the sustainability of high prices in Argentina.The peso strengthened 44.2 per cent in the first 11 months of the year against a basket of trading partners’ currencies, adjusting for Argentina’s triple digit annual inflation, according to data from the Bank for International Settlements analysed by Argentine consultancy GMA Capital. That far outpaces the 21.2 per cent gain for the Turkish lira in second place.The gains for the government-set exchange rate have been replicated on…
Credit: Liberty Films, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Amazon Prime cut out a crucial scene in their “abridged” version of the Christmas classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life, leaving viewers both baffled and outraged. Especially viewers who can’t help but notice that the scene was the most heavily Christian-themed in the film. We get producing an “abridged” version for time-saving purposes by cutting out scenes unnecessary to advance the film’s plot. But Prime cut out the entire crux of the story – an explanation of how George Bailey’s guardian angel, Clarence, earns his angel wings. Not to mention, there is…
HUNDREDS ORDERED TO LEAVE NORTH GAZA HOSPITAL Bursh said the army had ordered 350 people to leave Kamal Adwan for a nearby school sheltering displaced families. They included 75 patients, their companions, and 185 medical staff.Abu El-Rish said soldiers were transferring patients and medical staff to the Indonesian Hospital, which had already been put out of action by heavy damage and had been evacuated by Israeli forces a day earlier.Footage circulating on Palestinian and Arab media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed smoke rising from the area of Kamal Adwan.Much of the area around the northern towns of Jabalia,…
The 2000 holiday classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” almost had a very different face behind the iconic green fur as “Full House” star John Stamos revealed he once auditioned for the lead role.On the December 23 episode of the “‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast”—hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star James Austin Johnson and produced by Wondery in collaboration with Dr. Seuss Enterprises—John Stamos shared a surprising revelation, explaining why his opportunity to play the Grinch ultimately fell through.Article continues below advertisementWhy John Stamos Couldn’t Play The GrinchMEGAStamos, now 61, shared that during a makeup test, he suffered an allergic…
DEM Party expected to hold face-to-face meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in prison for 25 years.Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on his island prison, setting up the first such visit in nearly a decade. The Justice Ministry approved a request by the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) to meet Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life in solitary confinement, a DEM spokesperson said late on Friday. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc confirmed the move in remarks to the TGRT news channel. “We responded positively to DEM’s…
Navy accomplished something mighty Alabama couldn’t on Friday: beat mediocre Oklahoma.The Midshipmen downed the Sooners, 21-20, in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, busting the Crimson Tide’s case as a College Football Playoff snub.After all, any team that lost to the Sooners in the regular season — like Alabama — had no business sniffing the CFP.If college football’s highest-paid and most prominent talking heads were to be believed, Alabama was unjustly snubbed for a CFP berth over Indiana (11-2) and SMU (11-3). Following the 12-team reveal on Dec. 8, ESPN college football analyst and former Alabama head coach Nick Saban…
Jeff Bezos owns at least three properties in Miami’s exclusive Indian Creek enclave, for which he’s paid about $237 million, per the New York Post.Now, a 1.84-acre empty plot of land at 9 Indian Creek Island Road (and right next to the Amazon founder’s property) is up for sale for $200 million, the outlet reported—and the neighborhood has definitely seen a Bezos price bump.Courtesy of Reznik GroupCourtesy of Reznik GroupListing broker Ilya Reznik, of the Reznik Group, told the Post that the sellers bought the land for $27.5 million in 2018.Related: Jeff Bezos Becomes His Own Neighbor, Purchases $78 Million…