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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 images

How to make images out of ripples of pixels...

The hidden beauty of multiplication tablesThere are some amazing patterns hiding within simple arithmetic.
Tricky teacupsOne of our favourite problems from our sister site NRICH opens a door to the world of combinatorics and symmetry.
Wavelets catch Abel PrizeThis year's Abel Prize has been awarded to Yves Meyer for the development of an incredibly powerful mathematical tool.
Contextuality — The most quantum thingImagine your weight depended on the colour of your underwear! Something quite similar happens with measurements in quantum physics. Find out more here...
The quantum reality paradoxWhat does contextually mean for real-life measurements and what does it have to do with religious questions?
Riding the pilot wavePilot wave theory is an extension of quantum mechanics that doesn't exhibit any of that weird randomness or fuzziness. But that doesn't mean it's totally sane. Here is a quick introduction.
Colouring by numbers: The Kochen-Specker theoremThe Kochen-Specker theorem shows that quantum mechanics is always going to be strange. Its proof is surprisingly simple!
Maths in a minute: Linear regressionA useful tool for spotting trends in data.
Citizen science: Facts or fake news?A little bit of maths can go a long way in telling the truth from lies.
Uncovering the mathematics of informationTaming big data – Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb tells us about a new institute researching the mathematics of information