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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.

Seeing traffic through new eyes

Using artificial intelligence to improve traffic, protecting the environment and human health.
Testing testing in schools

What's the safest way to reopen schools? And can testing make things better?
Keeping up with COVID-19

Trying to work out the real time incidence of a disease in the middle of pandemic has never been done before, but the team behind the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey have developed a way to do just that.
How long a line can a pencil draw?

A quick example of the art of rough and ready calculations.
Triangular number patterns

There are triangular numbers hiding all over the standard multiplication table! Find out how to discover them in this article!