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The Plus advent calendar 2021In this year's advent calendar we celebrate our collaboration with the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
Behind the scenes at the HLF 2021We love talking to young researchers and laureates at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, and this year we produced a daily video diary to take everyone behind the scenes of this special digital HLF.
The power of small thingsBeware of exponentially small terms!
Learning the mathematics of the deepExplore the maths behind machine learning and deep neural networks with this collection of short introductions and in-depth articles.
Happy birthday Quicksort!Next month sees the 60th birthday of a famous algorithm called Quicksort. We explore its origin, its workings, and some other work of its inventor Tony Hoare.
The physics of languageCan physics shed new light on understanding language? Sanjaye Ramgoolam tells us about his exciting new approach that brings together theoretical physics, mathematics and computer science.
Welcome to the world of symmetryExplore the mathematical study of symmetry with this collection of content, which includes short introductions, in-depth articles, a podcast, and some magic!
Amaze your friends! Astound your family!We reveal some of the maths and magic hidden within a simple pack of cards!
The maths of COVID-19All our COVID-19 related coverage at a glance.
Myths of mathsWe debunk some common mathematical misconceptions.
Happy birthday, George Boole!Modern computers wouldn't be possible without George Boole, who died before light bulbs even came on the market. We celebrate his 200th birthday with a look at the man and his work.
What is information?These articles introduce some of the question posed by the concept of information and its role in different areas of science and philosophy.