List by Author: Rachel Thomas

Steady on, EinsteinTo celebrate the release of more English translations of Einstein's papers, we revisit one of his previously unknown models of the Universe.
From dust to usWhere planets are born is not necessarily where they will stay…
The Fibonacci sequence: A brief introductionAnything involving bunny rabbits has to be good.
Writing the unwritable: up-arrow notationHow to write down unimaginably large numbers using just a few symbols.
In the beginning…Bob Wald tells us why probabilities are important in cosmology.
Trisecting an angle with origamiHow to solve an ancient problem in a few folds.
All's fair in love and mathsThe bitter battle for the cubic equation.
Meet the hyperbolaIt might not be as familiar as the circle or parabola, but it's definitely worth getting to know the hyperbola!
Answers on a donut – the Fields medal lecture of Manjul BhargavaWe enjoyed Manjul Bhargava's Fields medal lecture so much we wanted to share it with you!
Kissing the curveCurves bring great beauty to our world. But how curvy is a curve?
Patterns and structuresPatterns and structures lie at the heart of mathematics, some even say they are mathematics. But how do they help us do mathematics?