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The multiverse: Science or speculation?
If you like to have your mind blown cosmology is a great field to go into. But is it science?
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In a lower dimension
Could the world be simpler than our senses suggest?
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Build a mega Menger!
Help to build the world's largest distributed fractal!
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Who made the laws of nature?
What gives an equation the right to call itself a law?
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Maths takes flight
Soon you will be able to step inside a mathematical space and experience the beauty and importance of maths!
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Constant worries
What makes a number a constant of nature?
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Dreaming the dream
Why cosmologists worry about isolated brains that randomly fluctuate into existence.
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Maths in a minute: Why do mathematicians play games?
Why game theory is a serious business.
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Why does cosmology need philosophy?
George Ellis explains why the study of the cosmos poses some very deep questions.
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Phillip Griffiths: Beauty, truth and being practical
The winner of the 2014 Chern medal tells us about beauty in maths, the twists and turns of mathematical history, and his work for the maths community.
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The maths of magic squares
Have you ever wondered how to create a magic square? Charles Kelly shows us how to create a magic square of any size, and even of any dimension!
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Making a right angle the Maya way
The Mayan civilisation brought forth many great things — including this clever way of making a right angle.