mathematics and magic
In this podcast mathematician Cheryl Praeger and magician Will Houstoun reveal the maths and magic behind shuffling cards.
We reveal some of the maths and magic hidden within a simple pack of cards!
Want to shuffle like a professional magician? Find out how to shuffle perfectly, imperfectly, and the magic behind it.
Here is a neat way of using maths to pretend to memorise a pack of cards. Amaze your friends! Astound your family!
When you shuffle a deck of cards chances are the order of cards you produced has never been produced before! Find out why and learn a card trick too!
It's 21st of October and for puzzle lovers this can only mean one thing: the G4G Celebration of mind. This annual party celebrates the legacy of Martin Gardner, magician, writer and father of recreational maths, with mathemagical events in his honour happening all over the world.
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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.
Teo tells us about his work in artificial intelligence, his travels around the world, and how inspiration sometimes strikes in the pub.
Clouds make the weather, yet their detail isn't taken into account in weather forecasts. Artificial intelligence might be able to help.
Predicting the weather is hard. With more data and computing power becoming available, artificial intelligence can help.
How does your phone know what the weather's going to be like?
How a little insect can cause chaos.