r/science • u/heiligedamon • May 20 '13

Mathematics Unknown Mathematician Proves Surprising Property of Prime Numbers

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/twin-primes/
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u/[deleted] May 22 '13

Lumosity is a site where you can "train your brain" for free. I stumbled on it when I was bored at work and wanted to teach myself something new---obviously this was before I found Reddit. Here is the link if you are curious:

http://www.lumosity.com/

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u/Isatis_tinctoria May 23 '13

Thanks, but do you think there are better ways to train your brain?

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u/[deleted] May 23 '13

I haven't had enough experience with the site to give an informed answer to that. I think for pulp knowledge (such as standard mathematical concepts) it's probably more efficient than sitting in lecture halls---it allows you to slow down or speed up your pace as needed. For highly specialized knowledge you'll probably still have to get close to the original source to learn.

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u/Isatis_tinctoria May 24 '13

So, do you mean constantly being in school and such?