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The maths of randomness: symmetry

Symmetry is one of the two guiding principles in understanding probabilities – if different outcomes are equivalent they should have the same probability.

The two envelopes problem solved

Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.

Error correcting codes

Learn about magical mathematical methods for fixing errors on the fly.

Genetics: Nature's digital code

Is nature using digital tools to deal with genetic information?

A very useful pandemic

Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.

Maths in a minute: Graphs and the degree sum formula

Double counting proves a neat result in graph theory.

The unreasonable relationship between mathematics and physics

Can physics do for maths what maths has done for physics?

Stephen Hawking: Milestones of a life in physics

A quick tour to some of Hawking's most significant achievements.

Maths in a minute: Dark energy

What is dark energy and how do we know it's there?

Maths in a minute: Dark matterPhysicists believe that around 82% of all the matter in the Universe is invisible dark matter. But if it's invisible how do they know it's there?
Cosmic models

Cosmology has an ambitious goal: to understand the Universe in its entirety. Find out more here.

Cosmic sound

Taking apart the CMB picture using the maths of sound.