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Turbulence: Where do we stand?
Dive into the maths of turbulence!
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All about proofs
Why do mathematicians always want proof and what do they mean by it?
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The Plus advent calendar 2021
In this year's advent calendar we celebrate our collaboration with the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
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Life on the beach with Markov chains
Markov chains are exceptionally useful tools for calculating probabilities, and they might increase your chance of getting to the beach!
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Maths in a Minute: Fluid dynamics and the Euler equations
How does water, or indeed any fluid, move? The Euler equations let us look beneath the surface and mark the beginning of modern fluid dynamics.
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Solving crimes with maths: Bloodstain pattern analysis
Some basic trigonometry can deliver vital evidence from the scene of a crime.
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Solving crimes with maths: Busting criminal networks
A bit of graph theory can help to identify key players in a criminal network.
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Behind the scenes at the HLF 2021
We love talking to young researchers and laureates at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, and this year we produced a daily video diary to take everyone behind the scenes of this special digital HLF.
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Reckoning with R: What will happen over autumn and winter?
Should we again reduce our social contacts? Is vaccinating 12-to-15-year-olds effective? What about boosters? The ready reckoner helps provide some answers.
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Five tools to explain something technical
There are many ways of explaining technical ideas, and using a range of strategies can give the most intuitive understanding.
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Maths in a minute: Asymptotic expansions
Approximating a function with a divergent series.
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The power of small things: Resurgent asymptotics
If you ignore exponentially small terms they can come back to bite you.