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Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method
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Maths in a minute: Equal temperatures
At any point in time there are two points on the Earth's equator with the same temperature.
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Maths in a minute: Higher dimensions
In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary.
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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.
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Maths in a minute: Truth tables
Introducing an indispensable tool of mathematical logic.
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Maths in a minute: Chomp
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Maths in a minute: The axioms of probability theory
Take a quick trip to the foundations of probability theory.
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Maths in a minute: Graphs and the degree sum formula
Double counting proves a neat result in graph theory.
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Maths in a minute: Dark energy
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Maths in a minute: Dark matter
Physicists believe that around 82% of all the matter in the Universe is invisible dark matter. But if it's invisible how do they know it's there?