The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? We often take for granted that planets, shaped by the...
The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...
The Invention of Mathematical Proof in the Renaissance Joint lectures with the British Society for the History of...
Leibniz (1646-1716) and the Curve of Quickest Descent This year’s tercentenary of the death of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz...
From Hilbert's problems to the future In 1900 the German mathematician David Hilbert presented the mathematical...
The Importance of Proving Things Proofs are important not just for developing critical reasoning, and...
David and Goliath: Strength and Power in Sport Top athletes seem to get bigger and bigger. How does...