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If you ignore exponentially small terms they can come back to bite you.
How a question about rainbows led to an entire field of mathematics.
Mathematicians from across maths and physics and around the world gathered to celebrate Sir Michael Atiyah.
We may be a little closer to a direct detection of dark energy thanks to a new result that came about, in a sense, by accident.
This inspiring conference featured speakers from Africa, the US, the Caribbean and the UK. Here are some highlights.
How can sporting events, concerts, or festivals be kept safe in the face of rising COVID-19 infections?
A quick introduction to an abstract concept that's useful in anything from genetics to cosmology.
Have you ever noticed the strange phenomenon of wheels appearing to move backwards while the vehicle is moving forwards? Aadit Jain explains why!
The organisers of a new INI programme explain why we need to know more about the maths behind machine learning and deep neural networks.
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.
Is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? We ask musician Oli Freke!
How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?
Was the mathematical modelling projecting the course of the pandemic too pessimistic, or were the projections justified? Matt Keeling tells our colleagues from SBIDER about the COVID models that fed into public policy.
PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.