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News from the world of Maths

Is maths to blame?
October 6, 2008
Who is to blame for the current financial crisis?
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News from the world of maths: Mathematical moments - Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
September 30, 2008
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News from the world of maths: LHC intermission
September 30, 2008
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News from the world of maths: Higher dimensions on DVD
September 30, 2008
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News from the world of maths: Maths on telly and radio
September 29, 2008
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Happy 10th birthday Google!
September 26, 2008
And three cheers for the maths behind its success!
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News from the world of maths: Happy 10th Birthday Google!
September 25, 2008
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News from the world of maths: Time for the midday movies
September 23, 2008
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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.

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    Cambridge mathematicians and physicists remember their most famous colleague with fondness.

  • The two envelopes problem solved

    Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.

  • The maths of randomness

    Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.

  • A very useful pandemic

    Cambridge researchers, the BBC, and thousands of citizen scientists have created a revolutionary infectious disease data set.

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