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Holly Krieger and the dynamics of numbers

We talk to Krieger about her work, sharing mathematics with wider audiences, and advice for young mathematicians

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The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan

This year's Abel Prize goes to the "true virtuoso" Dennis Sullivan.

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Maths, metronomes and fireflies

It's one of the most beautiful sights in nature: fireflies illuminating the night with their synchronised flashing. Mathematicians have just solved a 40 year-old problem behind this striking phenomenon.

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The Abel Prize 2011 goes to John Milnor

The Abel Prize 2011 goes to John Willard Milnor of Stony Brook University, New York for "pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry and algebra".

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Unveiling the Mandelbrot set

You've probably seen pictures of the famed Mandelbrot set and its mysterious cousins, the Julia sets. In this article Robert L. Devaney explores the maths behind these beauties and shows that they're loaded with mathematical meaning.

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Julia set
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Holly Krieger and the dynamics of numbers

The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan

Maths, metronomes and fireflies

The Abel Prize 2011 goes to John Milnor

Unveiling the Mandelbrot set

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Holly Krieger and the dynamics of numbers

The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan

Maths, metronomes and fireflies

The Abel Prize 2011 goes to John Milnor

Unveiling the Mandelbrot set

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Julia set
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