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Happy e day!
Today is e day! Celebrate the lovely number e with some of our favourite articles on the topic.
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Bizarre conclusion from alcohol study
Can a pint a day give you dementia? Yes, if reported claims of a recent study are to be believed, but no if you have a closer look at the data the study was based on.
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A conversation with Stephen Cook
We talk to pioneering mathematician Stephen Cook, who came up with the concept of NP-complete problems, about his work, computer science, and artificial intelligence.
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What's your problem?
There are problems that are easy to solve in theory, but impossible to solve in practice. Intrigued? Then join us on a journey through the world of complexity, all the way to the famous P versus NP conjecture.
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Spaghetti, chance and typhoid
In 1915 a cook in California accidentally infected 93 people with typhoid. Over 100 years on mathematicians shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding this and other outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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Celebrating the new year with a new prime!
Mathematicians are celebrating the new year with a new discovery – the largest known prime number
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The shape and fate of the Universe
How will the Universe end? In a big crunch? Or a big freeze? It all depends on its shape...
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Maths in a minute: Variance
If you're bored with the average, then move on to the variance!
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Graphs and networks
From social science to neuroscience, networks are everywhere! In this package we bring together our best content on network and graph theory for you to peruse.
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Mathematician advises the Home Office
Statistics professor John Aston has been appointed as the Home Office's new Chief Scientific Adviser.
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On the tiles
Our colleague Becky Warren has been distracting us with her wonderful tiling puzzles...
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The Plus advent calendar 2017
Christmas is a time for binge watching, so this year our advent calendar features some of our favourite videos. Happy watching!