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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.

Packing spheres

How to arrange oranges in higher dimensions.
Blockchain: Spreading trust

Bitcoin is a digital currency that isn't regulated by any kind of central authority. The structure which allows this decentralisation is called blockchain. But how, and how well, does it work?
Fantastic fractals

Escaping the tyranny of the straight line.
From an ecologist's nightmare to a mathematician's dream

Tracing the path of invading species using a famous problem in graph theory.
Maths in a minute: Transcendental numbers (and politics)

A quick introduction to transcendental numbers, a famous problem which relates to them, and how the person who solved it became a victim of political tensions.