Mathematical Journeys into Fictional Worlds Literary satire has long used mathematical concepts to reinforce its points.
The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology Sir Roger Penrose gives the annual Sir Thomas Gresham lecture on The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology.
The Big Brain: Size and Intelligence For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...
Time for a Change: Introducing irreversible time in economics An exploration of the remarkable consequences of using Boltzmann's 1870s...
Mathematical Structure in Fiction Mathematical concepts have often been used to create new structural forms in fiction, as in the works of Raymond Queneau and Jorge Luis Borges.
Computers and the Future What can we learn from the first seven decades of our cyber enabled world that will help us to design the best future for ourselves and our children?
Doing Business in Interstellar Space Imagine that interstellar trade is possible at speeds close to...