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Life on the beach with Markov chainsMarkov chains are exceptionally useful tools for calculating probabilities, and they might increase your chance of getting to the beach!

Maths in a Minute: Fluid dynamics and the Euler equationsHow does water, or indeed any fluid, move? The Euler equations let us look beneath the surface and mark the beginning of modern fluid dynamics.

Solving crimes with maths: Bloodstain pattern analysis Some basic trigonometry can deliver vital evidence from the scene of a crime.

Solving crimes with maths: Busting criminal networksA bit of graph theory can help to identify key players in a criminal network.

Reckoning with R: What will happen over autumn and winter?Should we again reduce our social contacts? Is vaccinating 12-to-15-year-olds effective? What about boosters? The ready reckoner helps provide some answers.

Five tools to explain something technicalThere are many ways of explaining technical ideas, and using a range of strategies can give the most intuitive understanding.

Maths in a minute: Asymptotic expansionsApproximating a function with a divergent series.

The power of small things: Resurgent asymptoticsIf you ignore exponentially small terms they can come back to bite you.

Stokes's phenomenon: An asymptotic adventureHow a question about rainbows led to an entire field of mathematics.

Maths in a minute: Maths and musicExplore the connections between maths and music!

The unity of mathematics: a meeting in honour of Sir Michael AtiyahMathematicians from across maths and physics and around the world gathered to celebrate Sir Michael Atiyah.

Winter is coming: Where are we going?What can we expect from the pandemic this winter and autumn?