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News from the world of Maths

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

Is maths to blame?

October 6, 2008

Who is to blame for the current financial crisis?

News from the world of maths: Mathematical moments - Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

September 30, 2008

News from the world of maths: LHC intermission

September 30, 2008

News from the world of maths: Higher dimensions on DVD

September 30, 2008

News from the world of maths: Maths on telly and radio

September 29, 2008

Happy 10th birthday Google!

September 26, 2008

And three cheers for the maths behind its success!

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.

Arithmetic billiards

Need to find the least common multiple or greatest common divisor of two numbers? A billiard table of the right proportions holds the answers!
The maths of randomness

Randomness is surprisingly hard to define. Fortunately the mathematical language we use to describe it is beautifully well defined.
The real numbers and Cauchy sequences

We take the real numbers for granted, but what are they really?
Maths in a minute: The axioms of probability theory

Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.
Citizen science: Schumann resonances

Resonant electromagnetic waves, created by lightning flashes, circle the Earth. Wim Hordijk explores the maths and shows how you can keep track with these phenomena.

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