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Why are pianos out of tune?

This lecture explores various ideas of tuning and temperament from...

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) was one of the greatest mathematicians...

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

Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...

We regularly hear of amazing coincidences – people winning the...

This is the first part of a study day. It...

From composers to painters, writers to choreographers, the mathematician’s palette...

Why are there chess Grandmasters, but not Grandmasters of noughts...

A lecture by Alex Bellos, freelance writer and broadcaster.

A short introduction to early mathematics, spanning the globe from...