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September 2009
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In this issue we venture to the very extremes of human experience. We explore the life and work of Kurt Gödel, who would have turned a hundred this year, and who stunned the maths world by pinning down the limits of logic. We tremble with NASA astronaut Michael Foale, as he tells us of a space odyssey that depended on three little equations. We map out the future of life after Armageddon. And we find out what on Earth to do with a group.

Tags: 6174 : mathematics in sport : football : Plus new writers award


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Why rankings don't work

Tags: statistics : probability : risk analysis : statistical prediction : probability distribution : statistical estimation : statistical distribution : uncertainty : mathematics in sport : football : confidence interval


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A mathematical improbability in the Third Round of the FA Cup could have upset the Premiership sides.

Tags: mathematics in sport : football : birthday problem


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Goal keepers defend against the maths of the new World Cup ball

Tags: navier-stokes equations : fluid mechanics : mathematics in sport : football


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How long do football managers last?

Tags: mathematics in sport : football : complexity : power law