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Maths in a minute
Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words. From symmetry to Euclid's axioms, and from binary numbers to the prosecutor's fallacy, learn some maths without too much effort.
Maths in a minute: Adding fractions (the easy way) 
The Indian way of adding fractions makes things easier (with musical explanation).
Maths in a minute: Watch your units! 
How to lose a spacecraft in the most embarrassing way possible.
Maths in a minute: Osculating the curve… 
We are very pleased with our new toy demonstrating the curvature of any smooth function – now you can try it out too!
Maths in a minute: Counting numbers 
Are there more irrational numbers than rational numbers, or more rational numbers than irrational numbers? Well, there are infinitely many of both, so the question doesn't make sense. It turns out, however, that the set of rational numbers is infinite in a very different way from the set of irrational numbers.
Maths in a minute: The bridges of Königsberg 
How to make a hard problem easy by changing the way you look at it.
Maths in a minute: The Riemann sphere 
What happens when you shrink infinity to a point? You get a sphere!
Maths in a minute: Number mysteries 
Number theory is famous for problems that everyone can understand and that are easy to express, but that are fiendishly difficult to prove. Here are some of our favourites.