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by John O'Connor and Edmund Robertson
St Andrews' free archive of more than 3,200 biographies of mathematicians and 2,000 history essays, built by John O'Connor and Edmund Robertson and still being added to. Go here to find out who actually proved what, when, and in argument with whom; it corrects the tidy textbook story of how mathematics happened.
January 19, 2026
3Blue1Brown and Terence Tao measure the universe together, Veritasium uncovers a poisoning scandal, and PBS Space Time asks if gravity is random.
July 13, 2026
Scott Alexander's team publishes its plan for AI going well, Joel Mokyr defends his Nobel thesis, and Ted Gioia argues the Odyssey belongs in the music department.
March 30, 2026
Veritasium tells the story of antimatter's discovery, PBS Space Time asks if we can test quantum gravity, and Experimental History on why being serious matters.
