Coincidences are familiar to us all but what are the so-called laws of chance? From coin tossing to freak weather events, Geoffrey Grimmett explains how probability is at the heart of it all.

In the first of two articles, David Henwood discusses the vibrations that can be harnessed by musical instrument makers.

In his second article, David Henwood explains the role of mathematics in the design of Hi-Fi loudspeakers.

New technology has provided us with some amazing images - satellite images, medical images, even images beamed back from Mars. Julian Stander tells us about the increasing role of statistics in interpreting them.

Andrew Snape, an A-level student at the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, talks about his A-level studies and interests.

Find out about what it is like to work as an actuary with Watson Wyatt Partners Worldwide. There's also salary information and a careers contact point.