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Ingenious uses of maths have provided the key to internet security, but how can we secure our digital lives in the face of quantum computing?
Find out about lattice-based cryptography – the best candidate for keeping our networks safe in the face of attacks by quantum computers – in this brief introduction.
Ingenious maths keeps your credit card details safe when you shop online and underlies the security of the internet. Find out how in this easy introduction.
Should we allow mathematical proofs to contain errors? We find out from Avi Wigderson in our podcast series covering the European Congress of Mathematics 2024.
How do you create dramatic film out of mathematics? We find out with writer and director Timothy Lanzone.
Alan Turing – brilliant mathematician, code breaker during World War II – achieved so much during his tragically short life. But how do you put Turing's life and mathematics on stage... and as a musical?
Bitcoin is a digital currency that isn't regulated by any kind of central authority. The structure which allows this decentralisation is called blockchain. But how, and how well, does it work?
Can you encode a message so that errors in transmission are automatically corrected?
A quick look at the role of mathematics in communication — from making and breaking codes to making sure messages arrive intact.
A team of computer scientists has found a weakness in the world's most popular anonymity service.
Marcus du Sautoy talks about football, cryptography, and numbers.