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How do we remember? And how quickly do we forget?
Maths describes the way we create and lose our collective memories. (Image by Nick Gentry)
Ramanujan: Dream of the possible
A hundred years ago the self-taught genius Srinivasa Ramanujan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Here is a look at the maths that gained him the title.
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.
Tools made of light win 2018 Nobel prize in physics
Revolutionary laser tools have won the Nobel prize in physics.
The ICM 2018
The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) took place in Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of August. This page comprises all the articles, videos and podcasts we made at this mother of all maths conferences, featuring some of the winners of the prestigious prizes that are awarded at the ICM.
Who's watching: The limits of observation
Physics is all about observation, but how much can we actually see? We explore some of the limits of observation — be they natural, scientific, political, or down to the fuzzy quantum nature of reality.
Welcome to the FIFA World Cup!
From making penalties fairer or taking the perfect free kick, to designing an ideal ball and predicting results using an octopus, it's all there in our collection of football articles. Take your pick!
Citizen science: Schumann resonances
Find out about the resonant electromagnetic waves circling the Earth, created by lightning.
Energetic maths
How maths can help keep the lights on!
Arithmetic billiards
Stuck on your arithmetic? Try a billiard table!
A conversation with Caucher Birkar
Fields medallist Caucher Birkar tells us about his work and his unusual mathematical journey.
GIMPS sets new prime record
A new prime number with nearly 25 million digits was discovered just in time for Christmas.
Farewell to a legend
Sir Michael Atiyah, one of the most important mathematicians of the twentieth century, dies aged 89.
Maths in a minute: Equal temperatures
At any point in time there are two points on the Earth's equator with the same temperature. Don't believe it? Here's a proof.
What is machine learning?
Find out how a little bit of maths enables machines to learn from experience.
Emmy Noether and the power of symmetry
We celebrate the centenary of a mathematical result that changed the character of physics.
Maths in a minute: Higher dimensions
In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary. Find out why the concept isn't as weird as it first seems.
Inspired by the spirit of Ramanujan
Are you an emerging engineer, mathematician or scientist who doesn't have the support of a school, university, or other research organisation? Then the Spirit of Ramanujan project might be able to help.