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The COVID-19 vaccines: Your questions answered
Are they safe? Are they effective? Will they stop the pandemic? Find out with our FAQ informed by experts.
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.
Myths of maths: The golden ratio
The golden ratio has many amazing properties. But is it really a secret of nature and the epitome of beauty?
Too big to write but not too big for Graham
Meet the number that's bigger than the observable Universe!
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?
Rise of the machines?
Machine learning is the most important recent development in artificial intelligence. Find out how it works, what it can do, where it comes from and whether it's ethical with this collection of articles.
The power of ants
Find out how these humble animals have inspired computer algorithms to solve complex real-world problems.
Strategic dating: The 37% rule
How many people should you date before settling for a relationship?
Mysterious number 6174
Find out why 6174 is a very mysterious number and how beautiful mathematical oddities can inspire us to discover new mathematics.
Maths in a crowd
Many things in nature seem to be striving for a purpose — the carefully choreographed flocking of birds is an example. Are these birds smart enough to follow a common goal or is the apparent purpose an illusion? Find out with these articles. (Photo: Walter Baxter.)
Compound infections
Why does the number e appear in models of exponential growth?
Careful with your Christmas b(a)ubbles
Modelling shows that your choice of how many households you bubble with this Christmas can make a real difference to the spread COVID-19.
Some lovely proofs by picture
Don't like trigonometry? Don't worry, here are three beautiful proofs of a well-known result that make do without it.
The PEMDAS Paradox
What answer do you get when
you calculate 6÷ 2(1+2)?
Universe Unravelled
We're proud to announce the launch of a documentary we have been working with Discovery and the Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology.
Maths in a minute: The axioms of probability theory
Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.
Infinity or -1/12?
What do you get when you add up all the natural numbers 1+2+3+4+ ... ? Not -1/12! We explore a strange result that often gets around the internet...
The mathematics of your next family reunion
We are all missing our family at the moment - find out exactly what you have in common!