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Climate change: How can maths help?
As the world prepares for COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, we look at how maths can help understand the climate crisis.
Learning the mathematics of the deep
Explore the maths behind machine learning and deep neural networks with this collection of short introductions and in-depth articles.
The mathematical shapes in your brain
Take a mathematical mystery tour of the marvellous intricacy of the brain!
(Visualisation by Nicolas Antille, EPFL)
Welcome to the world of symmetry
Explore the mathematical study of symmetry with this collection of content, which includes short introductions, in-depth articles, a podcast, and some magic!
The physics of language
Can physics shed new light on understanding language?
Amaze your friends! Astound your family!
We reveal some of the maths and magic hidden within a simple pack of cards!
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.
Counting rose petals
The beautiful rose curve has an odd pattern to the number of its petals – this student and teacher team explain why...
Too big to write but not too big for Graham
Meet the number that's bigger than the observable Universe!
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?
Understanding waning immunity
Natural and vaccine induced immunity appear to wane for COVID-19, so what can we expect from the future? Here's a toy model that gives us some clues.
What are probability distributions?
Find out with this introduction, some famous examples, and a few related concepts.
Why the generation time of COVID-19 is important
To work out the famous R number you need to know the time between infections.
Life on the beach with Markov chains
Markov chains are exceptionally useful at calculating probabilities, and for helping you get to the beach!
Maths in a Minute: Fluid dynamics and the Euler equations
How does water, or any other fluid move?
Solving crimes with maths: Bloodstain pattern analysis
Some basic trigonometry can deliver vital evidence from the scene of a crime.
Maths in a minute: Maths and music
Explore the connections between maths and music!
Maths in a Minute: Category theory
A quick introduction to an abstract concept that's useful in anything from genetics to cosmology.