And as it turns out, this mathematical area holds many puzzles: to this day, mathematicians are still unable to fully answer the problem that the 4chan user had posed. On supporting science journalism ...

A 4chan poster might have solved part of a very tricky math problem that mathematicians have been working on for at least 25 years. Anon was just trying to figure out the most efficient way to ...

Haruhi Suzumiya’s unique storytelling didn’t just challenge fans—it helped inspire new insights into mathematical permutation theory.

A mathematical puzzle solved by an anonymous anime fans has led to an unexpected breakthrough in combinatorial mathematics, ...

While a single answer still eludes us, mathematicians were at least able to figure out the upper and lower limits of the anime superpermutation. Spoiler alert: that would be a ton of binge-watching.