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How to solve a problem like mathematics

June 6, 2008

A generation of lost mathematicians

It's all cricket's fault

June 4, 2008

Australian cricket to blame for oil price rise?

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June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: I will derive!

June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: Boomerangs in space

June 3, 2008

News from the world of maths: The Plus career podcast: Exhibition curator

June 1, 2008

News from the world of maths: United Kingdom - Nil Points

May 23, 2008

News from the world of maths: More movies and maths

May 20, 2008

Five of Euler's best

Five favourite problems inspired by Leonhard Euler, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
Stuff happens: From finance to fundamental physics

Current physical theories suggest that beautiful symmetries underly the fundamental particles and forces of nature. We describe those symmetries using an analogy from economics, and even rediscover the famous Higgs boson.
What's happening and who's listening?

Why are physicists unsure about what it means to say that something has happened? Anthony Aguirre and Sean Carroll explain.
Introducing Andrew Wiles

In these two short videos the legendary Andrew Wiles talks about what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.
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Political tides

Politician Douglas Carswell has been arguing with scientists about what causes the tides. We've figured out who's right.

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