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The maths of randomness
Probability theory – the maths of randomness – makes sense. Fields medallist Martin Hairer explains.
The cosmic microwave background
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is light left over from the Big Bang. It has revealed a wealth of information about our Universe and turned cosmology into a precision science. How can a single picture tell us so much?
Celebrating Stephen Hawking
On the sad news of Stephen Hawking's passing we look at his professional life and work. The image shows Hawking enjoying zero gravity in 2007 and is courtesy NASA.
What's your problem?
Some problems are so complex that, although we know how to solve them in theory, it would take billions of years to find a solution even on the fastest supercomputer. Come on a trip through the world of complexity and meet the famous P versus NP problem.
Energetic maths
How maths can help keep the lights on!
Complex numbers: Why do we love them?
Have you ever wondered what complex numbers are good for, both within and outside of maths? Find out with this collection of articles and videos.
Stuff happens: Listening to the Universe
Gravitational waves have opened a new window on the Universe. Find out what they are, how they were detected, and what they promise to reveal.
Maths on a boat: Young researchers at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Young researchers at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum tell us about their work.
Photo © Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation / Mueck – 2017.
Stuff Happens: Ordering history in computer science
Find out why our digital lives owe a debt of gratitude to special relativity.
Fourier transforms of images
Building images out of ripples...
Error correcting codes
Learn about magical mathematical methods for fixing errors on the fly.
Genetics: Nature's digital code
Is nature using digital tools to deal with genetic information?
Stephen Hawking: Memories of a colleague
What was Stephen Hawking like as a person and colleague? Cambridge mathematicians and physicists remember their most famous colleague with fondness.
A very useful pandemic
Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.
The two envelopes problem solved
Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.
Abel Prize 2018: the power of asking good questions
Robert Langlands has been awarded the 2018 Abel Prize for his "visionary programme".
The unreasonable relationship between mathematics and physics
Mathematics has proved "unreasonably effective" in describing the world around us. Can physics return the favour and help mathematicians come up with new ideas?
Britain in love
How many long-term relationships does the average Brit have, and how many does he or she break up?