geometry
Meet a fascinating thought experiment close to the speed of light.
The concept of homotopy is a great example of how the language of maths can make intuition precise.
This beautiful version of geometry was developed to keep track of things that move! Here's a very brief introduction.
Weird and wonderful things can happen when you set a ball in motion on a billiard table — and the theory of mathematical billiards has recently seen a breakthrough.
A fly on the ceiling inspired the coordinate system you might remember from school.
If a shape has equal sides with 90 degree angles between them then it's a square, right? Well, not quite...
Viazovska is only the second woman to receive a Fields Medal, for her ground-breaking proof to a problem we're all familiar with.
Maryna Viazovska has won one of this year's Fields Medals for a ground-breaking result in the theory of sphere packings.
Flying a plane on a secret mission? Some basic geometry can help you avoid being captured by an adversary.
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Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.
How is frequency related to pitch? Hear the music we love emerge from pure mathematical beats.
We talk to Stuart Johnston who uses mathematics to find out how noise pollution in the oceans impacts whales.
Generating electricity without the use of fossil fuels is not just an engineering and industrial challenge, it is also a huge mathematical challenge.
In this podcast author Coralie Colmez shares insights into her novel The irrational diary of Clara Valentine.
We talk to early career mathematicians who spent some of their summer holiday solving problems posed by industry — such as how to blend a perfect smoothie!