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Dirac Centennial

100 years after the birth of Paul Dirac, mathematicians and physicists gather to celebrate his beautiful work.

Counting canines

Pi not a piece of cake

Researchers are closer to proving the digits of pi are random.

A Fields of their own

Random privacy

Charity begins @home

Reflecting on extinction

Core business

Hardboiled detectives

Shaped by the wind

Proof for Poincaré?

Happy Birthday Stephen Hawking!

This issue of Plus is a special, marking the occasion of Stephen Hawking's 60th birthday. Plus attended his Birthday Conference in Cambridge, where we interviewed some of the world's most influential mathematicians and physicists.

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.

The force awakens: Quantum collisions

Could there be a fifth force of nature hitherto unknown to science? Find out with physicist Ben Allanach in this episode of Maths on the move.
The Abel Prize 2024: Michel Talagrand

The Abel Prize 2024 has been awarded to Michel Talagrand for ground breaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis.
Take a minute to celebrate pi day!

Celebrate pi day with some of our favourite ideas from the mathematical sciences!
Maths in a minute: Polynomials

Creep up on polynomials with this quick introduction.
It's all connected – climate change and the spread of diseases

We know climate change can impact our lives through weather events and food security, but it can also impact on the spread of diseases. We talk to Helena Stage from the University of Bristol to find out more.

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