I ended my 2025 math history book discussing Erdős and how his conjectures continue to stimulate math research. The book’s final sentence was:
“Of all the dead mathematicians, Erdős is the most alive.”
Given the last couple weeks, I suppose that holds up well? At least for the time being…
JUST IN: Google DeepMind says its AI solved 9 open Erdős problems — considered among the hardest unsolved questions in mathematics.