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Fourier transforms of images
How to make images out of ripples of pixels...
Women of mathematics
Celebrate female mathematicians with this selection of interviews and videos, which accompany the Women of Mathematics photo exhibition.
Who's watching: Context is everything
Imagine your weight depended on the colour of your underwear! Something quite similar may be happening when you are measuring things in quantum physics. Find out more here...
Strategic dating: The 37% rule
Are you stumped by the dating game? Never fear — Plus is here! This article looks at one of the central questions of dating: how many people should you date before settling for something serious?
Fantastic Fibonacci
Bees do it, rabbits do it, and luckily, we humans can do it too: explore the famous Fibonacci sequence!
Watch and learn?
Can the very act of observing something change what's being observed? This series of articles and videos explores some basic questions about the role of the observers in physics.
The shape of things to come: part i
This year's Nobel Prize for Physics brings together the physics of materials with one of our favourite areas of maths – topology.
The mathematics of kindness
If only the fittest survive, how can we explain the evolution of altruism? Mathematics has some answers.
Cut your cake and eat it (eventually)
Computer scientists have made a breakthrough in the theory of cake cutting.
Hunting and being hunted
A model of the interaction between predators and prey explains why sometimes frogs appear to eat snakes.
LIGO detects a new gravitational wave
The newly observed ripple in spacetime will help us unlock some of the secrets of the Universe.
Conform to the norm
Why do most of us stick to social rules? Game theory offers an explanation.
Maths in a minute: Polar coordinates
Polar coordinates are great for circles and spirals!
Fermat's last theorem
To celebrate the anniversary of its proof, this collection of articles and videos explores one of the most beguiling theorems in maths.
Introducing Florence Nightingale
A brief introduction to the famous nurse and statistician.
The beauty of maths is in the brain of the beholder
Is maths beautiful? New research into the workings of our brains suggests that it is.
Citizen science: The statistics of language
Whether you're aware of it or not, the language you use to express yourself follows strict mathematical principles.
'The mathematics lover's companion'
Edward Scheinerman's book is a friendly exploration of some of the most beautiful and significant results in mathematics.