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We're keeping a watchful eye on the Christmas pounds behind door number 9...
Triangles do it, squares do it, even hexagons do it — but pentagons don't. They just won't fit together to tile your bathroom wall.
This year's PISA results have caused predictable headlines, but do the statistics add up?
When Archilles and the tortoise race, who will come second? Find out behind door number two!
How can the number one help spot fraud in tax returns, elections, or mistakes in data sets? Find out behind door number 1!
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
There have been accusations that the modelling projecting the course of the pandemic was too pessimistic. Are they justified?
We all know what turbulence is, but nobody understands it.
Find out about the beautifully intuitive concept that lies at the heart of calculus.
Mathematicians help with clearing the massive NHS backlog for heart conditions.
In some sense, all of maths should come under the label "logic", and in this collection of articles we try to explain why.