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Maths in a minute: Cyclic groups

When things go round and round, a cyclic group may be just what you need!
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Maths in a minute: Representing groups

Groups occur all over mathematics, so it makes sense to find a common language to talk about them all.
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The magic of shuffling

Want to shuffle like a professional magician? Find out how to shuffle perfectly, imperfectly, and the magic behind it.
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The mathematics of shuffling

A journey into the maths of card shuffling gives us a great insight into how mathematicians work.
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Ghosts in the tiling

Do you like curves? The you'll love tricurves and their ghostly phantoms!
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How to (pretend to) memorise a pack of cards

Here is a neat way of using maths to pretend to memorise a pack of cards. Amaze your friends! Astound your family!
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Maths in a minute: The logistic map

Get a fish to teach you chaos theory!
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Compound infections

Why does the number e appear in models of exponential growth?
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How long until it's all over?

We can't say for sure, but everything depends on how many people agree to be vaccinated.
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Who should be vaccinated first?

Modelling shows that old and vulnerable people should be prioritised.
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How were the vaccines tested?

Like any medical drug, vaccines are tested in large-scale randomised controlled trials.
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How effective are the vaccines — and how do we know this?

The efficacy of vaccines is estimated from trials, using statistical techniques.