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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 60 (from laksa170)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa060.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/can-maths-be-beautiful\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/can-maths-be-beautiful\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty.\"\nAccording to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the\nPythagorean identity\nand the\nEuler identity\n, which links five fundamental mathematical constants:\ne\niπ\n+ 1 = 0\nThe ugliest equations, meanwhile, included\nRiemann's functional equation\n:\nζ(s) = 2\ns\nπ\ns - 1\nsin(πs\/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s)\nWe shudder just looking at it…\nFollow Science Focus on\nTwitter\n,\nFacebook\n,\nInstagram\nand\nFlipboard","attrs_markdown":"- Subscribe to BBC Science Focus Magazine\n- Previous Issues\n- Podcast\n- Q\\&A\n\n- News\n- Future tech\n- Nature\n- Space\n- Health[![]()](https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/)\n- Everyday science\n- Planet Earth\n- Magazine\n- Newsletter\n\n# Can maths be beautiful?\nYou might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music.\n\nPublished: February 13, 2014 at 12:00 am\n***\n\nYou might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music.\n\nResearchers in the UK asked 15 mathematicians to rate a selection of equations on a scale from -5 (ugly) to +5 (beautiful) and then have their brains scanned as they viewed the formula.\n\nThe scans showed that the more beautiful the formulae were perceived to be, the greater the amount of activity in their medial orbitofrontal cortex – the region of the brain associated with musical and artistic beauty.\n\n\"To many of us, mathematical formulae appear dry and inaccessible, but to a mathematician an equation can embody the quintessence of beauty,” says Professor Semir Zeki from the Wellcome Department of Neurobiology at University College London. “The beauty of a formula may result from simplicity, symmetry, elegance or the expression of an immutable truth. For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty.\"\n\nAccording to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the[Pythagorean identity](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pythagorean_trigonometric_identity)and the[Euler identity](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euler%27s_identity), which links five fundamental mathematical constants:\n\n***eiπ* + 1 = 0**\n\nThe ugliest equations, meanwhile, included[Riemann's functional equation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riemann_zeta_function#The_functional_equation):\n\n**ζ(s) = 2sπs - 1 sin(πs\/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s)**\n\nWe shudder just looking at it…\n\n*Follow Science Focus on[Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/sciencefocus),[Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sciencefocus), [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/)**and [Flipboard](https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@sciencefocus)*\n\n![Can maths be beautiful? © iStock]()\n\nCan maths be beautiful? © iStock\n\n© Getty Images\n\n[![Footer banner](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/Brandsite-Footer-ScienceFocus-1976x250-1.jpg)](https:\/\/www.ourmediashop.com\/bbc-science-focus-magazine-EAST26BRA?utm_source=sciencefocus.com&utm_medium=brandsite&utm_campaign=EAST26BRA_EAST26BRA&utm_content=display-banner&style=brand)\n\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/12\/facebook.svg)](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sciencefocus)Facebook\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/x-platform-2.svg)](https:\/\/twitter.com\/sciencefocus)Twitter\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/instagram.svg)](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/)Instagram\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/pinterest.svg)](https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/ScienceFocus\/)Pinterest\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/youtube.svg)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCS0P18FM3wfcKIS7Asy6cUQ)Youtube\n- [![](https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/rss.svg)](https:\/\/feeds.purplemanager.com\/193c804a-a673-47bd-b09b-11baf4822a17\/complete-rss-feed-for-science-focus)RSS\n\n- Terms & Conditions\n- Privacy policy\n- Cookies policy\n- Code of conduct\n- Licensing\n- Magazine subscriptions\n- Contact Us\n- Manage preferences\n\nThis website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk\n\n© Our Media 2026","attrs_readable_markdown":"You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music.\n\nResearchers in the UK asked 15 mathematicians to rate a selection of equations on a scale from -5 (ugly) to +5 (beautiful) and then have their brains scanned as they viewed the formula.\n\nThe scans showed that the more beautiful the formulae were perceived to be, the greater the amount of activity in their medial orbitofrontal cortex – the region of the brain associated with musical and artistic beauty.\n\n\"To many of us, mathematical formulae appear dry and inaccessible, but to a mathematician an equation can embody the quintessence of beauty,” says Professor Semir Zeki from the Wellcome Department of Neurobiology at University College London. “The beauty of a formula may result from simplicity, symmetry, elegance or the expression of an immutable truth. For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty.\"\n\nAccording to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the[Pythagorean identity](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pythagorean_trigonometric_identity)and the[Euler identity](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euler%27s_identity), which links five fundamental mathematical constants:\n\n***eiπ* + 1 = 0**\n\nThe ugliest equations, meanwhile, included[Riemann's functional equation](http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riemann_zeta_function#The_functional_equation):\n\n**ζ(s) = 2sπs - 1 sin(πs\/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s)**\n\nWe shudder just looking at it…\n\n*Follow Science Focus on[Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/sciencefocus),[Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sciencefocus), [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/)**and [Flipboard](https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@sciencefocus)*","meta_canonical":null}

3. Robots.txt Check

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4. Spam/Ban Check

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5. Seen Status Check

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INDEXABLE

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CRAWLED

6 days ago

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ROBOTS ALLOWED

Page Info Filters

Filter	Status	Condition	Details
HTTP status	PASS	`download_http_code = 200`	HTTP 200
Age cutoff	PASS	`download_stamp > now() - 6 MONTH`	0.2 months ago
History drop	PASS	`isNull(history_drop_reason)`	No drop reason
Spam/ban	PASS	`fh_dont_index != 1 AND ml_spam_score = 0`	ml_spam_score=0
Canonical	PASS	`meta_canonical IS NULL OR = '' OR = src_unparsed`	Not set

Page Details

Property	Value
URL	https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/can-maths-be-beautiful
Last Crawled	2026-04-11 04:30:29 (6 days ago)
First Indexed	2023-08-05 08:32:48 (2 years ago)
HTTP Status Code	200
Meta Title	Can maths be beautiful? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Meta Description	You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music.
Meta Canonical	null
Boilerpipe Text	You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music. Researchers in the UK asked 15 mathematicians to rate a selection of equations on a scale from -5 (ugly) to +5 (beautiful) and then have their brains scanned as they viewed the formula. The scans showed that the more beautiful the formulae were perceived to be, the greater the amount of activity in their medial orbitofrontal cortex – the region of the brain associated with musical and artistic beauty. "To many of us, mathematical formulae appear dry and inaccessible, but to a mathematician an equation can embody the quintessence of beauty,” says Professor Semir Zeki from the Wellcome Department of Neurobiology at University College London. “The beauty of a formula may result from simplicity, symmetry, elegance or the expression of an immutable truth. For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty." According to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the Pythagorean identity and the Euler identity , which links five fundamental mathematical constants: e iπ + 1 = 0 The ugliest equations, meanwhile, included Riemann's functional equation : ζ(s) = 2 s π s - 1 sin(πs/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s) We shudder just looking at it… Follow Science Focus on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram and Flipboard
Markdown	- Subscribe to BBC Science Focus Magazine - Previous Issues - Podcast - Q\&A - News - Future tech - Nature - Space - Health[![]()](https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/) - Everyday science - Planet Earth - Magazine - Newsletter # Can maths be beautiful? You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music. Published: February 13, 2014 at 12:00 am * You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music. Researchers in the UK asked 15 mathematicians to rate a selection of equations on a scale from -5 (ugly) to +5 (beautiful) and then have their brains scanned as they viewed the formula. The scans showed that the more beautiful the formulae were perceived to be, the greater the amount of activity in their medial orbitofrontal cortex – the region of the brain associated with musical and artistic beauty. "To many of us, mathematical formulae appear dry and inaccessible, but to a mathematician an equation can embody the quintessence of beauty,” says Professor Semir Zeki from the Wellcome Department of Neurobiology at University College London. “The beauty of a formula may result from simplicity, symmetry, elegance or the expression of an immutable truth. For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty." According to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the[Pythagorean identity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_trigonometric_identity)and the[Euler identity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_identity), which links five fundamental mathematical constants: eiπ + 1 = 0 The ugliest equations, meanwhile, included[Riemann's functional equation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_zeta_function#The_functional_equation): ζ(s) = 2sπs - 1 sin(πs/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s)** We shudder just looking at it… Follow Science Focus on[Twitter](https://twitter.com/sciencefocus),[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sciencefocus), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bbcsciencefocus/)and [Flipboard](https://flipboard.com/@sciencefocus) ![Can maths be beautiful? © iStock]() Can maths be beautiful? © iStock © Getty Images [![Footer banner](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2026/03/Brandsite-Footer-ScienceFocus-1976x250-1.jpg)](https://www.ourmediashop.com/bbc-science-focus-magazine-EAST26BRA?utm_source=sciencefocus.com&utm_medium=brandsite&utm_campaign=EAST26BRA_EAST26BRA&utm_content=display-banner&style=brand) - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/12/facebook.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/sciencefocus)Facebook - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/10/x-platform-2.svg)](https://twitter.com/sciencefocus)Twitter - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/10/instagram.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/bbcsciencefocus/)Instagram - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/10/pinterest.svg)](https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ScienceFocus/)Pinterest - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/10/youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS0P18FM3wfcKIS7Asy6cUQ)Youtube - [![](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/41/2025/10/rss.svg)](https://feeds.purplemanager.com/193c804a-a673-47bd-b09b-11baf4822a17/complete-rss-feed-for-science-focus)RSS - Terms & Conditions - Privacy policy - Cookies policy - Code of conduct - Licensing - Magazine subscriptions - Contact Us - Manage preferences This website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk © Our Media 2026
Readable Markdown	You might not think of maths as especially beautiful, but scientists have found that the sight of an elegant equation activates the same part of the brain as a beautiful piece of art of music. Researchers in the UK asked 15 mathematicians to rate a selection of equations on a scale from -5 (ugly) to +5 (beautiful) and then have their brains scanned as they viewed the formula. The scans showed that the more beautiful the formulae were perceived to be, the greater the amount of activity in their medial orbitofrontal cortex – the region of the brain associated with musical and artistic beauty. "To many of us, mathematical formulae appear dry and inaccessible, but to a mathematician an equation can embody the quintessence of beauty,” says Professor Semir Zeki from the Wellcome Department of Neurobiology at University College London. “The beauty of a formula may result from simplicity, symmetry, elegance or the expression of an immutable truth. For Plato, the abstract quality of mathematics expressed the ultimate pinnacle of beauty." According to the participants, the most beautiful equations included the[Pythagorean identity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_trigonometric_identity)and the[Euler identity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_identity), which links five fundamental mathematical constants: **eiπ + 1 = 0 The ugliest equations, meanwhile, included[Riemann's functional equation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_zeta_function#The_functional_equation): ζ(s) = 2sπs - 1 sin(πs/2) Γ(1 - s) ζ(1 - s)** We shudder just looking at it… Follow Science Focus on[Twitter](https://twitter.com/sciencefocus),[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sciencefocus), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bbcsciencefocus/)and [Flipboard](https://flipboard.com/@sciencefocus)
Shard	60 (laksa)
Root Hash	14762901680726562860
Unparsed URL	com,sciencefocus!www,/science/can-maths-be-beautiful s443