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Differential privacy: Keeping your data safe

The age of Big Data poses a risk to our privacy as even anonymised data can sometimes be linked to individuals. Differential privacy provides a way of protecting sensitive information even when some of it is made public.

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Maths in a minute: Algorithms

The word "algorithm" has probably got more usage over the last few years than it has in its entire history. But what exactly is an algorithm?
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Happy birthday Quicksort!

Next month sees the 60th birthday of a famous algorithm called Quicksort. We explore its origin, its workings, and some other work of its inventor Tony Hoare.
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Happy birthday Quicksort!

Quicksort is a famous algorithm which celebrates its 60th birthday this year. We explore its clever workings.
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The power of ants

Find out how ants have inspired a class of cutting-edge algorithms designed to solve complex real-world problems.
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Chinedu Izuchukwu

Chinedu Izuchukwu

Chinedu tells us how fixed points can help improve algorithms designed to solve complex real-world problems.

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The power of ants

Find out how these humble animals have inspired computer algorithms to solve complex real-world problems.