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Rupa Patel reflects to Plus on her work as a financial engineer

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When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics.

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March 2008
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The tsunami of December 26th 2004 has focused the world's attention on this terrifying consequence of an underwater earthquake. Michael McIntyre explores the underlying wave mathematics.

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Chaotic Christmas? Try crocheting chaos!

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Maths explains the rainbow's secrets

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Van Gogh paintings mimic the physics that governs turbulence

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