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Puzzles

Cleopatra the Demented

What's on the cards?

The Gobbling Goat

Put the gobbling goat on a diet

The Great Weights Puzzle

The great weights problem

Solution to Puzzle No. 6 world cup medallions

Can you collect the whole set?

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.

Tennis teasers

Fill those gaps between matches, and the tennis vacuum that will ensue after Wimbledon, with some tennis maths!
Overbooking: How to avoid plane rage

The practice of overbooking has made uncomfortable headlines lately. But how do airlines decide how many tickets to sell for a flight? Here's the maths.
Happy birthday to the Isaac Newton Institute!

The Institute is celebrating 25 years of bringing researchers together!
Conform to the norm

Why do most of us stick to social rules? Game theory offers an explanation.
Maths in a minute: Polar coordinates

Polar coordinates are great for circles and spirals!

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