Watching the cosmos
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Watch and learn
A brief introduction to the strange theory of quantum mechanics and how it appears to afford a special role to observers. -
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Maths in a minute: Maths and navigation
How the need to locate your location at sea led to some interesting mathematics. -
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Taming big data
A new institute on the maths of information has just been launched at the Faculty of Mathematics in Cambridge, which is also the home of Plus. Led by Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, the Cantab Capital Institute for the Mathematics of Information (CCIMI) will explore fundamental mathematical problems and methods for understanding, analysing, processing and simulating data.
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Maths in a minute: The square root of 2 is irrational
Here's one of the most elegant proofs in all of maths. Rejoice in its simplicity!
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Maths in a minute: Maths and communication
A quick look at the role of mathematics in communication — from making and breaking codes to making sure messages arrive intact. -
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The happy ending problem
So easy to describe, yet so hard to prove. -
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The mathematics of kindness
If only the fittest survive, how can we explain the evolution of altruism? Mathematics has some answers. -
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Maths in a minute: False positives
Why a positive test result doesn't necessarily mean you have the disease. -
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Not just a matter of time: Measuring complexity
Are there problems computers will never be able to solve, no matter how powerful they become? -
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Not just a matter of time: The halting problem
In the 1930s Alan Turing discovered a computer program that is logically impossible. What other limits are there to computation? -
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Not just a matter of time: The busy beaver
Journey to the limits of computation with a number that's easy to describe but can't be calculated.