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Citizen science: Facts or fake news?A little bit of maths can go a long way in telling the truth from lies.
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Uncovering the mathematics of informationTaming big data – Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb tells us about a new institute researching the mathematics of information
Strategic dating: The 37% ruleAre you stumped by the dating game? Never fear — Plus is here! This article looks at one of the central questions of dating: how many people should you date before settling for something serious?
Coding with linear codes (or how to avoid being eaten by crocodiles) Can you encode a message so that errors in transmission are automatically corrected?
Maths in a minute: Poincaré and the beginnings of chaosHow a maths competition spawned the foundations of chaos theory.
Hilbert's hotelHow to squeeze infinitely many new guests into a full hotel.
Maths in a minute: The golden ratioA quick introduction to a famous number.
Maths in a minute: PenguinsWe can't let penguin awareness day pass without a look at some penguin maths.
Maths in a minute: The graph isomorphism problemHow fast can you tell whether two networks are the same?
Spontaneous spiralsSimple mathematical rules can make for some interesting psychedelic science.
Simone Biles: Defying the laws of physics?Simone Biles stunned audiences at the 2016 Olympics with a move that appeared to defy gravity. Did it really? Two sports scientists explain the physics of the Biles.
Maths in a minute: The catenaryChains, arches and Wembley Stadium.