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The Plus new writers award 2007

January 17, 2008

Become a Plus author and win an iPod by joining our writing competition

Unjamming Traffic

January 16, 2008

Why traffic jams occur for seemingly no reason

News from the world of maths: The Plus podcast: Interdisciplinary maths, from life on Mars to cancer development

January 15, 2008

How the Universe began

January 10, 2008

Cambridge celebrates 25 years since the first very early Universe workshop

News from the world of maths: The Plus podcast: Stadium maths

December 15, 2007

News from the world of maths: The mathematics of monopoly on More or less

December 12, 2007

Aping around with numbers

December 11, 2007

Chimps beat humans in numeracy test

News from the world of maths: Christopher Zeeman Medal for Maths Communication

December 6, 2007

Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

Squashing the curve?

A study into Covid-19 suggests that flattening the curve will take longer and harder measures than previously hoped.
Communicating the coronavirus crisis

David Spiegelhalter, expert in risk and evidence communication, tells us how well the UK government has done so far communicating about Covid-19.
Myths of maths: The Monty Hall problem

This puzzle is famous because the accepted answer is counter-intuitive. But is it always correct?
Taking the pandemic temperature

How do people in different countries feel about the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by their governments?
Maths in a minute: Social distancing

How should people arrange themselves for maximal socialising at a safe distance?

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