probability
Here's a resolution for one of probability theory's most famous paradoxes.
Is the proposed ABBA rule for penalty shootouts really fairer than the existing rule? Maths shows that it is, and also suggests another, more subtle rule.
The probability distribution that measures success and failure.
The practice of overbooking has made uncomfortable headlines lately. But how do airlines decide how many tickets to sell for a flight? Here's the maths.
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!
A new study suggests that monkeys have a basic grasp of probabilities.
Find out how scientists, from physicists to geneticists, measure their confidence in their results.
If you are a flower then April is allegedly the cruellest month, but if you are a student of any sort then I'm sure you would have picked June.
In the TV game show Two Tribes teams can have unequal sizes. Is that fair?
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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.