Attentive User Interfaces

Mathematics is helping machines decide when is the best time to interrupt us with a call or email.

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.

The growth rate of COVID-19

We all now know about R, but sometimes it can be good to consider another number: the growth rate of an epidemic.
John Conway: Life, the Universe, everything and mathematics

We reflect on the late John Conway, the thoughts he shared with us over two interviews, and the experience of meeting him as a person and a mathematician.
Is life unbounded?

Acknowledging that life is going to go on for a little while yet throws a different light on how we make decisions in a crisis.
The Abel Prize 2020

This year's Abel Prize has been awarded to Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis.
Squashing the curve?

A study into Covid-19 suggests that flattening the curve will take longer and harder measures than previously hoped.