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What are the practical uses of Fermat's last theorem given the wide attention it has received from the math community? Joshua Engel 23 votes It's not just Fermat's Last Theorem that lacks practical utility. Pretty much all of "pure mathematics" goes on without any expectation that the work will result in anythin... Read More » Who do you think is the most resourceful person you have seen in your life and why? Charles Tips, Personal startups in retail and softw... 67 votes No question for me this was Scott. Once a month when he cashed his state check, Scott, then about 26 with wild dark chestnut hair and beard that had not been tended to in y... Read More » What is an example of a conjecture that was proven wrong for "very large" numbers? Conner Davis, He who walks with thunder. 523 votes Here's my personal favorite. Conjecture:  for all positive integers n. This particular statement happens to be true for all n less than... Read More » How should I write a paper on mathematics? Adam Merberg, Ph.D. student in mathematics at UC Be... 113 votes Honestly? You have your work cut out for you. Mathematicians tend to be very wary of claims such as yours. You say you've proven Fermat's Last Theorem in 3 pages? Well, I h... Read More » What are the best-kept secrets about startups? Andrew Bellay, Lean start-up founder. 554 votes First off - there's no magic to start-ups. The best kept secret about start-ups (especially for first time entrepreneurs) is that you don't have to re-invent the wheel to ... Read More » Why are people here so obsessed with working at Google/Facebook? David Frye 31 votes I can't really speak for the other people out there, but I can tell you why, more than anything else, I would like to work there. The money, knowing that my resume would b... Read More » If  then . However, if you take the natural log of the second , you get . Clearly, something is wrong with that. What explains this phenomenon? Anastasiya Romanova, Integrator @Mathematics StackExchange... 98 votes In mathematics, for any two real numbers  and  where  is positive and , ... Read More » What are some molecules that were discovered, invented, or applied that have had a defining influence on human life in the last 200 years? Xu Beixi, loves Nature. 67 votes My vote is for the molecule of life itself: Source: AP Biology It's just... incredible. The process of discovering its double helix via a deceptively simple-looking X-ray ... Read More » I have a staff member who produces brilliant work but is consistently late every single day. I can't fire him because it will take months to find someone to fill his position. What can I do? Matt Wasserman, Taking a break from Quora 1.3k votes Rightly or wrongly, IT people don't do well with rigid schedules. We're used to getting paid for our work, not our time. This generally benefits you - we don't show up at 9... Read More » What are the most interesting questions where the answer is 'zero'? Jeffry Brickley, I am, therefore I program. 25 votes Abraham Lincoln supposedly would ask this question when he met people for the first time. Many regard it as a sign of quirky humor, some suggest he was using it to learn ho... Read More »

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