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News from the world of Maths

News from the world of maths: Christopher Zeeman Medal for Maths Communication

December 6, 2007

Changing the face of science

December 4, 2007

Changing your facial appearance with maths

News from the world of maths: The Plus careers podcast: Mathematical modelling consultant

December 1, 2007

Rollicking pollock debate

November 30, 2007

Fractal Modelling of Pollock paintings called into question

News from the world of maths: TED Prize for Professor Neil Turok

November 23, 2007

Doing the time warp

November 22, 2007

Einstein proved correct, ..... again!

News from the world of maths: The cost of poor maths skills

November 16, 2007

News from the world of maths: The next Beautiful Young Minds?

November 12, 2007

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.

Happy birthday to the Isaac Newton Institute!

The Institute is celebrating 25 years of bringing researchers together!
Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani

The brilliant mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has died, aged just 40.
The formula that plots (almost) everything

Hold onto your logic hats! In this article we're going to explore one of the most amazing formulas in maths!
Stuff Happens: Ordering history in computer science

Our digital lives rely on distributed computer systems, such as the internet, but understanding the order of events in such systems is not always straightforward. Leslie Lamport explains how special relativity helped him order events in computer science, enabling the development of distributed computing.
Outer space: Archimedean ice cream cones

What shape of cone maximises the ice cream to wafer ratio?

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