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We’ve recently started renovating our bathroom: it needed a refresh, and we’re taking the opportunity to get some new features installed. As part of the work, we’ll be having an entirely new tiled floor, which … Weiterlesen

Last week I was performing at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK, where I co-presented a new family show about probability and games. One of the games we played was, “How many people do … Weiterlesen

The city of Königsberg was founded in 1255 in Prussia, which was then part of Germany. The city was laid out across a fork in the River Pregel, with seven bridges connecting the different parts … Weiterlesen

Last week my husband and I celebrated our Golden Anniversary. No, not our 50th – we’re not quite that far along just yet. We celebrated ϕ years since our wedding – approximately 1.618 years, or … Weiterlesen

A recent mathematical breakthrough has been made, in the area of… colouring in. No, really! A recent proof by scientist Aubrey de Grey has improved on a long-standing result about the chromatic number of the … Weiterlesen

Last month it was announced that the Abel prize for 2018 will be awarded to Robert Langlands, a Canadian/American mathematician. The Abel prize recognizes contributions to the field of mathematics that are “of extraordinary depth … Weiterlesen

Pivotal moments in life can be elusive, but when they occur, there is no denying that they will influence the future. They almost never occur in a vacuum, as most often they are links in … Weiterlesen

Pi Day 2018 is March 14. If you think you know everything about the apparently endless irrational number Archimedes tried and failed to claim as his own, test yourself with this collection of Pi trivia, videos and history right here .. Read more

Scientists for years have been trying to duplicate the kinds of holographic 3D display tech we see in Star Wars, The Matrix and other movies. Here’s how one scientist flipped the problem on its head — and solved it. By GINA SMITH Read more

Martin Hairer is a mathematician specialized in probability. He started his training in physics, but soon realized that physics can be a bit ‘dirty’. That is, making assumptions in physics can be messy, while mathematics … Read more