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    Trisecting the angle with a straightedge

    The impossible becomes possible when you move into the third dimension.
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    Maths in a minute: Trisecting the angle

    A quick look at an ancient problem.
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    Want less traffic? Build fewer roads!

    A mathematical "paradox" explains why more roads don't necessarily mean fewer traffic jams.
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    Maths in a minute: Tiling troubles

    Why there are only three regular polygons you can tile a wall with.
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    Communication and ball packing

    What does packing balls in higher dimensions have to do with getting your message across?
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    The LHC and the dark matter mystery

    What is dark matter and how can the LHC find it?
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    Police and thieves

    Using maths to simulate the behaviour of criminals.
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    Crimes and earthquakes

    How the maths that is used to predict earthquakes can help fight gang crime.
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    Elliptic cryptography

    How a special kind of curve can keep your data safe.
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    Maths in a minute: Pretend primes

    Fermat's little theorem and fake primes.
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    From Arsenal to RSA: An interview with Marcus du Sautoy

    Marcus du Sautoy talks about football, cryptography, and numbers.

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