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A long straight road carries on into the distance

Physics

Mathematicians play whack-a-mole in the endless infinity hunt

Logic tells us infinity must exist, and you can’t even define a circle without it. But if we can’t reach it, how do we know it exists – and what is it anyway?

Features

Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

Physics

Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

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Elements

Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

two men walking away down the street wearing santa hats. The connection to the story is marginal

Technology

AI solves 100-hat puzzle used in Google job interviews

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Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

CultureLab

Prime number with 22 million digits is the biggest ever found

Prime number with 22 million digits is the biggest ever found

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Mathematicians invent new way to slice pizza into exotic shapes

Mathematics

Mathematicians invent new way to slice pizza into exotic shapes

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How to get rich with maths

Humans

How to get rich with maths

Features

Painting by numbers with the design book <em>Mathematics and Art</em>

Physics

Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

CultureLab

How to win at game theory

Humans

How to win at game theory

Get your strategic thinking right and you could win big in your pay negotiation, get that car for a steal or even win a game of chicken…

Features

Feedback: a calling card for water fruitloopery

Regulars

Physics

Probability is as useful to physics as flat-Earth theory

Opinion

Mathematics

Crowds beat computers in answer to Wikipedia-sized maths problem

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Life

Your brain wrinkles like a screwed-up ball of paper

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