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Women
Happy International Women's day 2022!We celebrate by revisiting some of the articles and podcasts we have produced with female mathematicians over the last year.
The Moon
The Moon once churned an ocean of slushy magmaA new model of the formation of the Moon's crust finally explains the diversity and range of ages of rocks found on the lunar surface.
Mango tree
Understanding the diversity of forests using AINew techniques in artificial intelligence are helping assess the diversity of forests.
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The powers of the multiplication tableExplore the amazing patterns that reveal the powers hidden in the multiplication table!
CO2 monitor
Maths helps curb COVID-19 in schoolsUK Schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative that has received significant input from mathematicians.
plane
Hiding in plane sightFlying a plane on a secret mission? Some basic geometry can help you avoid being captured by an adversary.
ice cubes
Maths in a minute: Statistical mechanicsBridging the gap between the microscopic snd the macroscopic.
Vaccine
Understanding waning immunityWhat can we expect from a disease for which natural or vaccine induced immunity wanes?
normal curves
Maths in a minute: The normal distributionIt's so ubiquitous it's normal!
gamma distribution
Maths in a minute: The gamma distributionHow long do you have to wait for more than one thing to happen?
dice
Maths in a minute: Probability distributionsThey are incredibly useful, but what exactly are they?
exponential distribution
Maths in a minute: The exponential distributionHow long do you have to wait for something to happen?