How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.

The answer comes from the physics of waves.

This may seem like an odd question — after all, he’s won — but it opens up some deep philosophical issues surrounding probability. David Spiegelhalter investigates how probability can be defined.

Mathematics takes out a technology oscar.

Skot McDonald talks to Plus about how he uses mathematics to understand music, and how he managed to combine his passions for music and computing to create a successful career.

Astronomers have for the first time listened to the heartbeat of a star other than our own Sun.