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Moduli spaces: Introducing Riemann surfaces

How many different surfaces are there? The question seems impossible to answer, but mathematicians have a way of dealing with the multitude. Follow us on a journey into the world of moduli spaces.

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Moduli spaces: A journey into the world of shapes

How many different surfaces are there? The question seems impossible to answer but mathematicians are good at dealing with multitudes. Follow us into the world of moduli spaces!

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The maths of Spider-Man

If you want to climb vertical walls you need very large feet — or be as small as a gecko.
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Introducing the Klein bottle

A Klein bottle can't hold any liquid because it doesn't have an inside. How do you construct this strange thing and why would you want to?