The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics

• 28 July 2016

  An earlier version of this story contained several biographical inaccuracies and did not give Jim Papadopoulos a chance to respond to the comment about his ability to finish things. The relevant sections have now been corrected; details are included in the accompanying PDF.

• 03 August 2016

  A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/536017a

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Authors and Affiliations

1. Brendan Borrell is a journalist in New York City.,

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