Articles

Genius, stupidity and genius againTope Omitola looks back at the tragically short but inspiringly productive life of a true original: Evariste Galois.
The magical mathematics of musicAccording to Shakespeare, music is the food of love. But Jeffrey Rosenthal follows Galileo's observation that the entire universe is written in the language of mathematics - and that includes music.
Editorial

Stirring the electoral soup
Outer space: The rule of two

Infinities are tricky things and have perplexed mathematicians and philosophers for thousands of years.
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Brave young worldsExtrasolar planets have been grabbing the headlines
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Exploring the EnigmaDuring the Second World War, the Allies' codebreakers worked at Bletchley Park to decipher the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code. Claire Ellis tells us about their heroic efforts, which historians believe shortened the war by two years.
TsunamiThe tsunami of December 26th 2004 has focused the world's attention on this terrifying consequence of an underwater earthquake. Michael McIntyre explores the underlying wave mathematics.
Editorial, Maths education
  • Wisdom from above - An intriguing debate in the House of Lords on standards in maths education
  • Readers' corner - How many computers does the world need?
Outer space: Monkey business
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Cracking codesIn the first of two articles, Artur Ekert takes a tour through the history of codes and the prospects for truly unbreakable quantum cryptography.