Mathematicians' jokes betray a deep-seated anxiety about the size of their proofs, says Philip Ball.
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Ball, P. Freudian quips. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050131-18
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news050131-18