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News from the world of maths: Catching terrorists with maths

October 21, 2008

Catching terrorists with maths

October 21, 2008

A multi-disciplinary approach to complexity

News from the world of maths: Want some Plus in print?

October 16, 2008

News from the world of maths: When science goes bad...

October 15, 2008

News from the world of maths: Planet of the spoons

October 15, 2008

News from the world of maths: Born from broken symmetry

October 10, 2008

Born from broken symmetry

October 10, 2008

The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded.

News from the world of maths: Is maths to blame?

October 7, 2008

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 shower equation: Dealing with delay

Many processes, including climate change and the spread of COVID-19, involve a delay. Here's a beautiful equation designed to model such processes.
Maths in a minute: The positive predictive value

When you receive a positive test result for a disease, the chance you actually have it depends on how common the disease is.
Happy birthday Quicksort!

Next month sees the 60th birthday of a famous algorithm called Quicksort. We explore its origin, its workings, and some other work of its inventor Tony Hoare.
The maths of COVID-19

All our COVID-19 related coverage at a glance.
Will the virus escape the vaccines?

Can the virus that causes COVID-19 mutate into a vaccine-resistant strain? And if yes, what would this mean for our vaccination strategy?

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