{
  "id": 6310220,
  "title": "There are just five perfect shapes in math—here's why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/there-are-just-five-perfect-shapes-in-math-heres-why",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-are-just-five-perfect-shapes-in-math-heres-why/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The five Platonic solids are the epitome of perfection—at least in mathematics. Topology explains why there are only five of them",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}