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How to compute the dimension of a fractal
Find out what it means for a shape to have fractional dimension.
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The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan
This year's Abel Prize goes to the "true virtuoso" Dennis Sullivan.
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Fantastic fractals
Escaping the tyranny of the straight line.
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What is the Mandelbrot set?
This article gives a short but thorough introduction to that fabled beast of mathematics: the Mandelbrot set.
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Complex numbers: Insight
In this video the mathematician Holly Krieger explains how complex numbers are important in the study of dynamical systems.
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Maths in a minute: Local connectivity
How crinkly is crinkly?
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Fantastic fractal finally finished
Thanks to the tireless effort of students Cambridge now has a piece of the largest distributed fractal in the world.
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Snow, snow, beautiful snow!
Our images of the week show the amazing snow art created by Simon Beck.
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Build a mega Menger!
Help to build the world's largest distributed fractal!
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Climbing around a fractal
Our image of the week!
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50 Visions of Mathematics – fractal elephants
Here is our image of the week!
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The Tower of Hanoi: Where maths meets psychology
Mathematicians and psychologists don't cross paths that often and when they do you wouldn't expect it to involve an (apparently) unassuming puzzle like the Tower of Hanoi. Yet, the puzzle holds fascination in both fields.