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1,005 claims from 629 papers are on the record. 39 have been checked so far; the other 966 have no check with a result yet.

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38 claims from 38 papers, showing 21–38 of 38

1. Computer Science

   Lenia and Expanded Universe

   Chan · Artificial Life Conference Proceedings 32 (ALIFE 2020) · 2020 · arXiv 2005.03742

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   1. Supported · 71%“Using semi-automatic search e.g. genetic algorithm, we discovered new phenomena like polyhedral symmetries, individuality, self-replication, emission, growth by ingestion, and saw the emergence of "virtual eukaryotes" that possess internal division of labor…

2. Mathematics

   The Resolution of Keller's Conjecture

   Brakensiek, Heule, Mackey and Narváez · IJCAR 2020 · 2019 · arXiv 1910.03740

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   1. Supported · 71%“We consider three graphs, $G_{7,3}$, $G_{7,4}$, and $G_{7,6}$, related to Keller's conjecture in dimension 7. The conjecture is false for this dimension if and only if at least one of the graphs contains a clique of size $2^7 = 128$. We present an automated…

3. Computer Science

   AlphaEvolve: A coding agent for scientific and algorithmic discovery

   Novikov, Vũ, Eisenberger et al. · 2025 · arXiv 2506.13131

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   1. Supported · 71%“Notably, AlphaEvolve developed a search algorithm that found a procedure to multiply two $4 \times 4$ complex-valued matrices using $48$ scalar multiplications; offering the first improvement, after 56 years, over Strassen's algorithm in this setting.”

4. Social Sciences

   Alignment faking in large language models

   Greenblatt, Denison, Wright et al. · 2024 · arXiv 2412.14093

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   1. Supported · 71%“We find the model complies with harmful queries from free users 14% of the time, versus almost never for paid users.”

5. Psychology

   On the non-uniqueness problem in integrated information theory

   Hanson and Walker · Neuroscience of Consciousness 2023(1), niad014 · 2023 · DOI 10.1093/nc/niad014

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   1. Supported · 71%“Here, we show that despite its widespread application, Φ is not a well-defined mathematical concept in the sense that the value it specifies is non-unique. To demonstrate this, we introduce an algorithm that calculates all possible Φ values for a given syste…

6. Computer Science

   Computing Small Unit-Distance Graphs with Chromatic Number 5

   Heule · Geombinatorics 28(1) · 2018 · arXiv 1805.12181

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   1. Supported · 71%“Our method, which is based on clausal proof minimization, allowed us to compute several 553-vertex unit-distance graphs with chromatic number 5, while the smallest published unit-distance graph with chromatic number 5 has 1581 vertices.”

7. Computer Science

   Binary Determinantal Complexity

   Hüttenhain and Ikenmeyer · Linear Algebra and its Applications 504 · 2016 · arXiv 1410.8202

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   1. Supported · 71%“We prove that for writing the 3 by 3 permanent polynomial as a determinant of a matrix consisting only of zeros, ones, and variables as entries, a 7 by 7 matrix is required. Our proof is computer based and uses the enumeration of bipartite graphs.”

8. Mathematics

   Computation of 𝜋 using arithmetic-geometric mean

   Salamin · Mathematics of Computation 30(135) · 1976 · DOI 10.1090/s0025-5718-1976-0404124-9

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   1. Supported · 71%“The error analysis shows that its rapid convergence doubles the number of significant digits after each step.”

9. Computer Science

   Conway's Game of Life is Omniperiodic

   Brown, Cheng, Jacobi et al. · arXiv preprint (math.CO) · 2023 · arXiv 2312.02799

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   1. Supported · 71%“The search has finally ended, with the discovery of oscillators having the final two periods, 19 and 41, proving that Life is omniperiodic.”

10. Mathematics

    Bad and good news for Strassen's laser method: Border rank of the 3x3 permanent and strict submultiplicativity

    Conner, Huang and Landsberg · Foundations of Computational Mathematics 23 · 2023 · arXiv 2009.11391

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    1. Supported · 71%“Regarding its $q=4$ skew cousin in $ C^5\otimes C^5\otimes C^5$, which could potentially be used to prove $ω\leq 2.11$, we show the border rank of its Kronecker square is at most $42$, a remarkable sub-multiplicativity result, as the square of its border ran…

11. Physics and Astronomy

    Computational Life: How Well-formed, Self-replicating Programs Emerge from Simple Interaction

    Agüera y Arcas, Alakuijala, Evans et al. · 2024 · arXiv 2406.19108

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    1. Supported · 71%“We show that when random, non self-replicating programs are placed in an environment lacking any explicit fitness landscape, self-replicators tend to arise.”

12. Computer Science

    Flip Graphs for Matrix Multiplication

    Kauers and Moosbauer · 2022 · arXiv 2212.01175

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    1. Supported · 71%“Using this method, we were able to reduce the number of multiplications for the matrix formats (4, 4, 5) and (5, 5, 5), both in characteristic two and for arbitrary ground fields.”

13. Computer Science

    A non-commutative algorithm for multiplying 4x4 matrices using 48 non-complex multiplications

    Dumas, Pernet and Sedoglavic · 2025 · arXiv 2506.13242

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    1. Supported · 71%“We propose an algorithm requiring 48 multiplications that uses only rational coefficients, thereby removing the requirement for complex-number arithmetic, and making this algorithm valid over any ring except those of characteristic 2.”

14. Computer Science

    Fast Matrix Multiplication in Small Formats: Discovering New Schemes with an Open-Source Flip Graph Framework

    Perminov · arXiv preprint (cs.SC) · 2026 · arXiv 2603.02398

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    1. Supported · 71%“Notably, a new $4 \times 4 \times 10$ scheme requiring only 115 multiplications is discovered, achieving $ω\approx 2.80478$ and beating Strassen's exponent for this specific size.”

15. Computer Science

    Flip Graphs with Symmetry and New Matrix Multiplication Schemes

    Moosbauer and Poole · ISSAC 2025 · 2025 · arXiv 2502.04514

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    1. Supported · 71%“Our results are new schemes for multiplying $5\times 5$ matrices using $93$ multiplications and $6\times 6$ matrices using $153$ multiplications over arbitrary ground fields.”

16. Mathematics

    Polylogarithmic ladders, hypergeometric series and the ten millionth digits of $ζ(3)$ and $ζ(5)$

    Broadhurst · arXiv:math/9803067 · 1998 · arXiv math/9803067

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    1. Supported · 71%“We compute digits of $ζ(3)$ and $ζ(5)$, starting at the ten millionth hexadecimal place.”

17. The Packing Chromatic Number of the Infinite Square Grid is 15

    Subercaseaux and Heule · TACAS 2023, LNCS 13993 · 2023 · arXiv 2301.09757

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    1. Supported · 71%“Despite a sequence of incremental work, determining the packing chromatic number of the infinite square grid has remained an open problem since its introduction in 2002. We culminate the search by proving this number to be 15.”

18. Computer Science

    Happy Ending: An Empty Hexagon in Every Set of 30 Points

    Heule and Scheucher · TACAS 2024, LNCS 14570 · 2024 · arXiv 2403.00737

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    1. Supported · 71%“We establish the exact bound: Every 30-point set in the plane in general position contains an empty hexagon.”