frequency analysis

Language analysis shows how the nation's tastes have changed.

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.

Rise of the machines?

What is machine learning, what can it do, and is it ethical?
How do we remember? And how quickly do we forget?

Researchers have shown that the fates of our collective memories, whether of a song, a research paper, an invention or a sports star, are all described by the same mathematical equation.
GIMPS sets new prime record

A new prime number with nearly 25 million digits was discovered just in time for Christmas.
Emmy Noether and the power of symmetry

2018 is the centenary of a mathematical result that changed the character of physics.
Maths in a minute: Higher dimensions

In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary.