How effective are the vaccines — and how do we know this?
The efficacy of vaccines is estimated from trials, using statistical techniques.
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Since herd immunity will protect us all, why do I need to get vaccinated?
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Maths in a minute: Triangular numbers
Triangular numbers: find out what they are and why they are beautiful! -
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Physics in a minute: The double slit experiment
One of the most famous experiments in physics demonstrates the strange nature of the quantum world. -
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The fingernail problem and metallic numbers
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Clearing the air: Making indoor spaces COVID safe
How should offices and other indoor spaces be ventilated to keep people safe from COVID-19? A recent paper by mathematicians at the University of Cambridge has some answers — and shows that wearing masks does make a difference.
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Dynamic numbers
Holly Krieger is one of this year's winners of a Whitehead Prize, which is awarded annually by the London Mathematical Society to mathematicians who are in an early stage of their career. Krieger works at the University of Cambridge, the home of Plus, so we took the opportunity to talk to her to find out about her work.
offRead more about...front page order0front page textHolly Krieger has won a Whitehead Prize for work that combines number theory and dynamical systems.
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Taming complexity
Maria Bruna is one of this year's winners of a Whitehead Prize, which is awarded annually by the London Mathematical Society to mathematicians who are in an early stage of their career. Bruna works at the University of Cambridge, the home of Plus, so we took the opportunity to talk to her to find out about her work.
offRead more about...front page order0front page textMaria Bruna has won a Whitehead Prize for finding a systematic way of simplifying complex systems.
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John Barrow: stories of the Universe
We remember the brilliant cosmologist, mathematician and science communicator, John D. Barrow.