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The PEMDAS Paradox

It looks trivial but it keeps going viral. What answer do you get when
you calculate 6÷ 2(1+2)? David Linkletter explains the source of the confusion.

Maths in a minute: Escape velocity

Would you like to get away from Earth? Here's how fast you would need to go.

Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

Mysterious 6174

Start with your favourite four-digit number, follow these simple steps, and you'll never guess what happens next!

No maths for Europe

How should the seats in the European Parliament be allocated?

Phantom jams

How to unjam traffic.

The power of snooker

In preparation for this year's snooker world championship, Wim Hordijk finds some powerful maths behind snooker statistics...

Maths in a minute: The Sydney Opera House

The mathematical puzzle behind the iconic structure.

Phenomenal physics

What is a particle phenomenologist?

Looking for love?

Find out how OKCupid's algorithm works.

A geometry for strings

If, as string theory suggests, the world is made of strings, then what does that mean for a geometry of points? Find out more in this video.

Inverse problems save the day

Inverse problems are mathematical detective problems. They can help solve crimes, are used in medical imaging, and much more.