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Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

Maths in a Minute: The wagon wheel effect

Have you ever noticed the strange phenomenon of wheels appearing to move backwards while the vehicle is moving forwards? Aadit Jain explains why!
Maths in a Minute: Category theory

A quick introduction to an abstract concept that's useful in anything from genetics to cosmology.
Opening the black box

The organisers of a new INI programme explain why we need to know more about the maths behind machine learning and deep neural networks.
The maths of COVID-19

All our COVID-19 related coverage at a glance.
Climate change: how can maths help?

As the world prepares for COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, we look at how maths can help understand the climate crisis.