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.
There have been accusations that the modelling projecting the course of the pandemic was too pessimistic. Are they justified?
We all know what turbulence is, but nobody understands it.
Find out about the beautifully intuitive concept that lies at the heart of calculus.
Mathematicians help with clearing the massive NHS backlog for heart conditions.
In some sense, all of maths should come under the label "logic", and in this collection of articles we try to explain why.