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Snakes and adders

How can an electronic device fed on a diet of 0s and 1s perform complex tasks? We explore the workings of computers using an example.

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Maths in a minute: Boolean algebra

Meet the algebra at the heart of your computer!

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Maths in a minute: Simplifying circuits

Claude Shannon's ingenious insight linking physical circuits with Boolean algebra paved the way for modern computing.

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Preserving species in the face of climate change

Can mathematics predict the inevitable consequences of climate change? And more importantly, can it suggest ways to reduce, or even prevent some of these consequences?

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What the eye can't see

From cancer treatments to counting trees: the maths behind image analysis makes it all possible.

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Maths in a minute: The central limit theorem

Opinion polls, election forecasts, testing new medical drugs — none of these would be possible without the central limit theorem.

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Don't judge a black hole by its area

Find out how some black holes are bigger on the inside than they are on the outside.

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Maths in a minute: n-body problems

Why too many bodies present a problem.

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Stop taking the p

Why a time-honoured statistical tool is becoming problematic.

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Watching water

Discover the beauty of surface tension!

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Packing balls in higher dimensions

How to optimally fill a box with eight-dimensional oranges.

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Andrew Wiles wins Abel Prize!

One of the greatest honours in maths has been awarded for the proof of Fermat's last theorem.

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Snakes and adders

Maths in a minute: Boolean algebra

Maths in a minute: Simplifying circuits

Preserving species in the face of climate change

What the eye can't see

Maths in a minute: The central limit theorem

Don't judge a black hole by its area

Maths in a minute: n-body problems

Stop taking the p

Watching water

Packing balls in higher dimensions

Andrew Wiles wins Abel Prize!