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(via Quanta) A simple question about a spinning needle has haunted mathematicians for more than a century. It led to the Kakeya conjecture, a cornerstone of modern analysis connecting geometry, ...

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We have a large number of kids that actually come to school to shower because they don’t have running water at home." ...