Plus Advent Calendar Door #24: Merry Christmas!

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This is it! The holidays have started, the turkey is defrosting and the presents are all wrapped ... all you have to do now is relax and be kind to one another. And since Christmas is all about love, the very last door of our advent calendar is devoted to it, too. The Plus team wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Kissing the frog: a mathematician's guide to mating
What's your strategy for love? Hold out for The One, or try and avoid the bad ones? How long should you wait before cutting your losses and settling down with whoever comes along next? We investigate and save the national grid in the process.


Baby robots feel the love
It's not just us humans who can love and be loved!


Love's a gamble
Not sure what present to give to that special person? Here's some help from game theory.


Maths on a plane
How maths can help solve the mysteries of flight and love...


It may seem a bit un-romantic, but when it comes down to it, dating is all about strategy. Find out what happens if, like in the film The beautiful mind, everyone goes for the blonde, and if it's possible to be too attractive.


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