What it takes to solve math’s toughest problems
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What it takes to solve math’s toughest problems
Sy Boles
Harvard Staff Writer
September 9, 2026
6 min read
Logic skills, yes, but also two seemingly incompatible traits: Confidence and humility
This is a story about keeping the faith in a discipline not exactly known for its religiosity: mathematics.
The field o
Science & Tech
What it takes to solve math’s toughest problems
Sy Boles
Harvard Staff Writer
September 9, 2026
6 min read
Logic skills, yes, but also two seemingly incompatible traits: Confidence and humility
This is a story about keeping the faith in a discipline not exactly known for its religiosity: mathematics.
The field o
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