article Ghosts in the tiling Do you like curves? The you'll love tricurves and their ghostly phantoms!
article 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!
article How long until it's all over? We can't say for sure, but everything depends on how many people agree to be vaccinated.
article Who should be vaccinated first? Modelling shows that old and vulnerable people should be prioritised.
article How were the vaccines tested? Like any medical drug, vaccines are tested in large-scale randomised controlled trials.
article How effective are the vaccines — and how do we know this? The efficacy of vaccines is estimated from trials, using statistical techniques.
article Since herd immunity will protect us all, why do I need to get vaccinated? Because the vaccine may not stop transmission of the virus.
article Are the vaccines safe? Yes the approved vaccines are safe. If you balance the risks, then taking the vaccine is much safer than taking your chances with COVID-19.
article What's the price for relaxing the rules? We are all longing to go into a lower tier, but this can come at a high price later on.
article Some lovely proofs by picture Don't like trigonometry? Don't worry, here are three beautiful proofs of a well-known result that make do without it.