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The agent perspective
What do we have over machines? A sense of agency
How can maths fight a pandemic?
How do mathematical models of Covid-19 work and should we believe them? We talk to an epidemiologist, who has been working flat out to inform the government, to find out more.
A strange definition of perfect
Perfect numbers have foxed mathematicians for over 2000 years. Here's a quick look at the long struggle to find them.
Less is more: The quest for minimal surfaces
For over 250 years minimal surfaces have been playing hide and seek with mathematicians. But what are they and why are they interesting?
Election special
Was the Brexit result fair? Will the general election be fair? Can any election ever be fair? Find out more about the maths of democracy with these articles.
Our changing picture of gravity
We look back over how our picture of gravity has changed Image courtesy NASA.
The power of ants
Find out how these humble animals have inspired computer algorithms to solve complex real-world problems.
Synchronised swimming
How do green algae manage a perfect breaststroke even though they haven't got a brain? The maths of synchronisation explains and even sheds light on human physiology and evolution.
Fantastic Fibonacci
Bees do it, rabbits do it, and luckily, we humans can do it too: explore the famous Fibonacci sequence! This collection of articles will tell you all you need to know.
Our theory of very nearly everything: the particles
What is everything made of?
The growth rate of COVID-19
We all now know about R, but sometimes it can be good to consider another number: the growth rate of an epidemic.
Young researchers at the vHLF
We talk to young researchers who took part in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2020 about their work.
John Barrow: stories of the Universe
We remember the brilliant cosmologist, mathematician and science communicator, John D. Barrow.
Black holes win Nobel Prize
Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on black holes.
Maths in a minute: "R nought" and herd immunity
What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R0?
The maths of COVID-19
Maths plays an essential role in fighting COVID-19, which is why the pandemic has featured a lot on Plus. Here is all our coverage at a glance.
Going back to uni during a pandemic
What can maths tell us about how to make universities safe from COVID-19?
Life after the big Prize
We catch up with four giants of maths to see where their mathematical journey has taken them since winning prestigious prizes.