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September 18, 2008

News from the world of maths: Guessing is good for you

September 16, 2008

Guessing is good for you

September 16, 2008

Intuitive number sense linked to formal mathematics ability

Swimming in mathematics

September 12, 2008

The mathematics of foam coats Olympic swimming venue

News from the world of maths: Swimming in mathematics

September 11, 2008

News from the world of maths: You can come out now, it's safe...

September 10, 2008

News from the world of maths: Prime record broken?

September 8, 2008

News from the world of maths: Issue 48 of Plus is out now!

September 8, 2008

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.

The unreasonable relationship between mathematics and physics

Can physics do for maths what maths has done for physics?
Stephen Hawking: Memories of a colleague

Cambridge mathematicians and physicists remember their most famous colleague with fondness.
A very useful pandemic

Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.
Error correcting codes

Learn about magical mathematical methods for fixing errors on the fly.
The maths of randomness

Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.

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