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The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded.

Who is to blame for the current financial crisis?

And three cheers for the maths behind its success!

Intuitive number sense linked to formal mathematics ability

The mathematics of foam coats Olympic swimming venue

The world's biggest physics experiment is due to start

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Much criticism has been levelled at the US voting system, and with this being election year, we're bound to hear more of it. In this article Steven J. Brams proposes an alternative voting system that could help make things more democratic.

Computer-generated art is on the rise, and with it comes a further blurring of the boundaries between maths and art. Lewis Dartnell looks at some stunning examples.

Peter Markowich is a mathematician who likes to take pictures. At first his two interests seemed completely separate to him, but then he realised that behind every picture there is a mathematical story to tell. Plus went to see him to find out more, and ended up with a pictorial introduction to partial differential equations.

How to keep inflation down