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The story of i

What is meant by the square root of minus 1...

The Story of Pi

The 'circle number' pi has fascinated people for thousands of...

A simple solution to global imbalance that is easy to implement and is unlikely to make matters worse

Mathematics in the 20th century: Chaos, codes and colouring

What is the Mandelbrot set? How can prime numbers protect...

From World Brain to the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web has evolved into a universe of...

Mathematics in the modern age - The 19th century: Revolution or evolution?

What is a number? Can you solve a quintic equation...

Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation

Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...

Mathematics in the modern age - The 18th century: Crossing bridges

What shape is the Earth? How do strings vibrate? Can...

YEA, WHY TRY HER RAW WET HAT?

It is often said that mathematics and music go together...

Can maths catch criminals and bring them to justice?

Mathematical techniques lie at the heart of modern forensic methods...