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Seeing PythagorasThe great thing about geometry is that you can sometimes prove things using pictures. Enjoy these three great visual proofs of Pythagoras' theorem!
Seeing proofHaving trouble with algebra? Then try these visual proofs of two well-known algebraic identities.
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Packing spheresHow to arrange oranges in higher dimensions.
From an ecologist's nightmare to a mathematician's dreamTracing the path of invading species using a famous problem in graph theory.
Maths around the clockAre you bored with 1 to 12? Then have a look at these mathematical clock faces!
Fantastic fractalsEscaping the tyranny of the straight line.
Dodging Doppler: Atomic clocks and laser coolingAtomic clocks are the best time keepers, but need to be kept incredibly cold. Paradoxically, the cooling is achieved by shining light on them.
Blockchain: Spreading trustBitcoin is a digital currency that isn't regulated by any kind of central authority. The structure which allows this decentralisation is called blockchain. But how, and how well, does it work?
What is pharmaceutical statistics?What do statisticians do in the pharmaceutical industry?
Maths and politics Mathematicians like to think that their field transcends politics, but as this brief history of the International Congress of Mathematicians shows, international mathematics has always been coloured by world events.
Maths in a minute: Transcendental numbers (and politics)A quick introduction to transcendental numbers, a famous problem which relates to them, and how the person who solved it became a victim of political tensions.
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An interview with Clément MouhotClément Mouhot tells us about his work trying to understand some of the most beautiful structures in mathematics and physics.