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Phillip Griffiths: Beauty, truth and being practical
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What is information?
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Problems of gravity
Why (some) physicists want to modify Einstein's general theory of relativity.
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Play to win with Nim
In the game of Nim one player always has a winning strategy — it depends on an unusual way of adding numbers.
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The power of good questions
Asking good questions is an important part of doing maths. But what makes a good question?
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The art gallery problem
Sometimes a piece of maths can be so neat and elegant, it makes you want to shout "eureka!" even if you haven't produced it yourself. One of our favourite examples is the art gallery problem.
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Playing billiards on doughnuts
The paths of billiard balls on a table can be long and complicated. To understand them mathematicians use a beautiful trick, turning tables into surfaces.
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Life after the Higgs boson
We might have found the Higgs boson, but the search for new physics at the LHC isn't over yet.
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Chaos on the billiard table
If you thought that billiards was a harmless game to play in the pub, think again. It's a breeding ground for chaos!