Mathematicians made major progress in 2022, solving a centuries-old geometry question called the interpolation problem, proving the best way to minimize the surface area of clusters of up to five bubbles, and proving a sweeping statement about how structure emerges in random sets and graphs. Read more about these and other mathematical advances at Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-math-20221222/
A note to viewers: We're taking a break from producing our "Biggest Breakthroughs in Physics" and "Biggest Breakthroughs in Biology" videos this year, but you can read our curated lists for these topics, plus a summary of computer science breakthroughs, at our magazine website: https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/2022-in-review/
We’ll be back with more videos in 2023.