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Creating squares
Be the first to mark the corners of a square to win this game!
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What the eye can't see
From cancer treatments to counting trees: the maths behind image analysis makes it all possible.
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Equal averages
Exploring the five different notions of average.
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Einstein and relativity: Part I
Read about the rocky road to one of Einstein's greatest achievements: the general theory of relativity, which celebrates its centenary this year.
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Einstein and relativity: Part II
General relativity, Einstein's rise to international stardom, and his legacy.
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Folding fractions
Folding a piece of paper in half might be easy, but what about into thirds, fifths, or thirteenths? Here is a simple and exact way for fold any fraction, all thanks to the maths of triangles.
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Steady on, Einstein
To celebrate the release of more English translations of Einstein's papers, we revisit one of his previously unknown models of the Universe.
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Trisecting an angle with origami
How to solve an ancient problem in a few folds.
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Maths in a minute: Why do mathematicians play games?
Why game theory is a serious business.
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Too big to write but not too big for Graham
Meet the number that's bigger than the observable Universe!
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Play to win with Nim
In the game of Nim one player always has a winning strategy — it depends on an unusual way of adding numbers.
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The power of good questions
Asking good questions is an important part of doing maths. But what makes a good question?