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The Plus advent calendar 2017

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Put on the fire, light the candles and get out the chocolates: Christmas is coming! Apart from all the food and drink Christmas is also a time for binge watching, so this year we've decided to bring you some of our favourite Plus videos. There's nothing more soothing than a bit of fascinating maths, explained by a fascinating mathematician, that doesn't even require you to read stuff. Happy watching!

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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.

  • What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.

  • Is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? We ask musician Oli Freke!

  • How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?

  • Was the mathematical modelling projecting the course of the pandemic too pessimistic, or were the projections justified? Matt Keeling tells our colleagues from SBIDER about the COVID models that fed into public policy.

  • PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.