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Mathematicians Crack a Century-Old Problem That's Perfect For Your Next Party
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this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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If everyone is already familiar with the others and talking about a niche topic and their inside jokes? No. That's not ideal.
At a party I'd rather either catch up with some mutual friends OR meet some new faces. I don't want to be stuck between my friend taking about niche topic and a couple other people I don't know who don't want to be in that conversation
That's a good way to think about the actual practical question this result can be used for.
For me, it was just fascinating to learn about Ramsey theorem in the first place, not even this new development. I've never heard of it. I couldn't find any specific practical applications for these type of results, but it is just so elegant.