Making penalties fairerIs the proposed ABBA rule for penalty shootouts really fairer than the existing rule? Maths shows that it is, and also suggests another, more subtle rule.
Maths in a minute: Compound interest and eCompound interest is the curse of debt and the blessing of saving. Find out how it works and what it has to do with one of the most important numbers in mathematics.
A conversation with Stephen CookWe talk to pioneering mathematician Stephen Cook, who came up with the concept of NP-complete problems, about his work, computer science, and artificial intelligence.
What's your problem?There are problems that are easy to solve in theory, but impossible to solve in practice. Intrigued? Then join us on a journey through the world of complexity, all the way to the famous P versus NP conjecture.
On the tilesOur colleague Becky Warren has been distracting us with her wonderful tiling puzzles...
Missing a complex opportunityHow Heron of Alexandria missed his chance to explore the unknown mathematical land of complex numbers.
What is the Mandelbrot set?This article gives a short but thorough introduction to that fabled beast of mathematics: the Mandelbrot set.
Maths goes to the moviesGot your popcorn? Picked a good seat? Are you sitting comfortably? Then let the credits roll...
Energetic mathsProducing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.
