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Maths in a minute: Cartesian coordinates

A fly on the ceiling inspired the coordinate system you might remember from school.

Why sine (and cosine) make waves

From trigonometry to waves.

Why is the Earth a magnet?

It's a good question with a fascinating answer.

What is a square?

If a shape has equal sides with 90 degree angles between them then it's a square, right? Well, not quite...

Mathematical snapshots: Tamara Grossmann

PhD student Tamara Grossmann tells us about her work on image analysis.

Can AI help with breast cancer screening?

There are several ways in which it can and studies suggest they could be safe and effective.

Maths in a minute: Deep learning

Take a dive into deep learning - a spectacularly successful development in artificial intelligence!

New artificial intelligence tool for diagnosing Alzheimer's

A new machine learning framework provides doctors with a reliable tool to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease early.

Tracing monkeypox

What do we know about monkeypox, what do we not know, and what efforts are going into modelling it?

Helsinki 2022: an ICM like no other

Despite all the challenges it faced, the international mathematics community has come together to create an ICM in 2022 like no other.

The mathematical forces that fought COVID-19

The COVID-19 emergency resulted in some amazing mathematical collaborations.

A game that stymies AI

Here's a simple game at which a human can out-fox even the cleverest algorithm.