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Mathematics

How breaking the rules of tic-tac-toe makes it way more fun

Noughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe, is a simple game – but twist the rules and you can really spice it up, says Peter Rowlett

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Mind

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick

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Physics

The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changing physics today

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Mathematics

Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard – until they aren't

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Mathematics

How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem

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Mathematics

This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date

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Mathematicians found – and fixed – an error in a 60-year-old proof

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Mathematics

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands

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The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common

Mathematics

The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common

From repeat lightning strikes to identical lottery draws, mathematician Sarah Hart explains why incredibly unlikely events happen all the time

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Mathematics

Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity

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Technology

AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on

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Physics

What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose

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Physics

There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow

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