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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.

Farewell to a legend

Sir Michael Atiyah dies aged 89.
Maths in a minute: Equal temperatures

At any point in time there are two points on the Earth's equator with the same temperature.
The physics of language

Sanjaye Ramgoolam uses techniques from physics in linguistics, the study of languages. Find out more about this surprising connection between physics, maths and language in this video.
Seeing double

Nadia Bahjat-Abbas is a mature student working on one of the hardest problems of modern physics. Find out more in this video.
How do we remember? And how quickly do we forget?

Researchers have shown that the fates of our collective memories, whether of a song, a research paper, an invention or a sports star, are all described by the same mathematical equation.