elliptic curve

PhD student June Park talks to us about geometry and number theory.

To celebrate the anniversary of its proof, this collection of articles and videos explores one of the most beguiling theorems in maths.

A fascinating discovery sheds new light on the work of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

How a special kind of curve can keep your data safe.

We enjoyed Manjul Bhargava's Fields medal lecture so much we wanted to share it with you!

Neil Pieprzak tells the fascinating story of Andrew Wiles who, with intense devotion and in secret, proved a deceptively simple-looking conjecture that had defeated mathematicians for almost 400 years.
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  • What do chocolate and mayonnaise have in common? It's maths! Find out how in this podcast featuring engineer Valerie Pinfield.

  • Is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? We ask musician Oli Freke!

  • How can maths help to understand the Southern Ocean, a vital component of the Earth's climate system?

  • Was the mathematical modelling projecting the course of the pandemic too pessimistic, or were the projections justified? Matt Keeling tells our colleagues from SBIDER about the COVID models that fed into public policy.

  • PhD student Daniel Kreuter tells us about his work on the BloodCounts! project, which uses maths to make optimal use of the billions of blood tests performed every year around the globe.