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Meet the hyperbola
It might not be as familiar as the circle or parabola, but it's definitely worth getting to know the hyperbola!
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Five Martin Gardner eye-openers involving squares and cubes
This week would have been the 100th birthday of Martin Gardner, who is deservedly credited with turning on several generations of people worldwide to the pleasures of maths! To mark the occasion here are some favourite puzzles that, apart from being fun, also lead to some serious maths.
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Cosmology, philosophy and the multiverse
Is cosmology a science or a branch of philosophy? Mathematician and astronomer Bernard Carr gives some answers.
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The multiverse: Science or speculation?
If you like to have your mind blown cosmology is a great field to go into. But is it science?
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In a lower dimension
Could the world be simpler than our senses suggest?
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Who made the laws of nature?
What gives an equation the right to call itself a law?
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Maths takes flight!
We talk to Shajay Bhooshan about his design for the new maths gallery at the Science Museum London.
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Constant worries
What makes a number a constant of nature?
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Dreaming the dream
Why cosmologists worry about isolated brains that randomly fluctuate into existence.
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Maths in a minute: Why do mathematicians play games?
Why game theory is a serious business.
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Why does cosmology need philosophy?
George Ellis explains why the study of the cosmos poses some very deep questions.
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Phillip Griffiths: Beauty, truth and being practical
The winner of the 2014 Chern medal tells us about beauty in maths, the twists and turns of mathematical history, and his work for the maths community.