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Maths in a minute: Some basic linear programmingHow to solve a tricky problem using a picture.
How much maths can you eat?Find out how maths helps to feed the world.
Where's the maths in beer?There's actually quite a lot of maths in beer. Here are three beer-related maths stories.
Maths in a minute: The knapsack problemThe simple act of packing your luggage can open a complex can of worms.
Women of mathematics: Holly KriegerHolly Krieger works in dynamical systems theory, in particular on chaotic systems. Some of her greatest mathematical moments have come from teaching students.
Women of mathematics: Julia GogJulia Gog is a mathematical biologist, helping to understand how infectious diseases spread. One of her favourite eureka moments came while she was playing a computer game.
Women of mathematics: Nilanjana DattaNilanjana Datta works in quantum information theory. She loves how mathematics can describe nature simply and elegantly.
Women of mathematics: Anne-Christine DavisAnne-Christine Davis is a professor of theoretical physics whose long career has seen attitudes towards women change for the better. She had to put up with quite a lot at the start.
Women of mathematics: Carola-Bibiane SchönliebCarola-Bibiane Schönlieb uses mathematics to process and analyse images. She loves the collaborative nature of maths.
Women of mathematics: Natalia BerloffNatalia Berloff is a professor of applied mathematics. It was a problem in network theory that lured her into the exciting world of maths when she was ten years old.
Fourier transforms of imagesHow to make images out of ripples of pixels...
The hidden beauty of multiplication tablesThere are some amazing patterns hiding within simple arithmetic.