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On the tiles
Our colleague Becky Warren has been distracting us with her wonderful tiling puzzles...
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The Plus advent calendar 2017
Christmas is a time for binge watching, so this year our advent calendar features some of our favourite videos. Happy watching!
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Complex numbers: Why do we love them?
Have you ever wondered what complex numbers are good for, both within and outside of maths? Find out with this collection of articles and videos.
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Missing a complex opportunity
How Heron of Alexandria missed his chance to explore the unknown mathematical land of complex numbers.
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What is the Mandelbrot set?
This article gives a short but thorough introduction to that fabled beast of mathematics: the Mandelbrot set.
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Maths goes to the movies
Got your popcorn? Picked a good seat? Are you sitting comfortably? Then let the credits roll...
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Energetic maths
Producing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.
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Quantum device solves very hard problem
Quantum particles that are both light and matter help solve infamous NP hard problems.
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Smale's chaotic horseshoe
Want to understand chaos? Then have a look at this famous brainchild of the mathematician Stephen Smale.
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Fighting future pandemics
Take part in an exciting new project and help fight future pandemics!
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Maths on a boat: Young researchers at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Young researchers at this year's Heidelberg Laureate Forum tell us about their work.
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Maths in a minute: The two envelopes problem
What's wrong with this probability argument?