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Maths goes to the movies

Got your popcorn? Picked a good seat? Are you sitting comfortably? Then let the credits roll...
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Complex numbers: Insight

In this video the mathematician Holly Krieger explains how complex numbers are important in the study of dynamical systems.
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Complex numbers: Power

In this video mathematician Chris Budd explains why complex numbers are essential in keeping the lights on.
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Energetic maths: part ii

Producing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply, has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.
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Energetic maths: part iii

Producing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply, has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.
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Energetic maths

Producing electricity securely, safely, reliably and cheaply has many challenges. Chris Budd explains that the answer to many of these issues is maths.
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The Abel Prize 2013

This year's Abel Prize has been awarded to the Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne for "seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields".
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Fractal photo finish

If you're bored with your holiday snaps, then why not turn them into fractals? A new result by US mathematicians shows that you can turn any reasonable 2D shape into a fractal, and the fractals involved are very special too. They are intimately related to the famous Mandelbrot set.