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mathematics

map of algers area

Comment

Engaging new book explores how vital mathematics is to map-making

Paulina Rowińska's Mapmatics: How we navigate the world through numbers is an intelligent exploration of a fascinating subject

Culture

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Mathematics

The Monty Hall problem shows how tricky judging the odds can be

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Physics

What are fractals and how can they help us understand the world?

Features

Mathematics

500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks

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Mathematics

Game theory shows we can never learn perfectly from our mistakes

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Mathematics

Vindication for maths teachers: Pythagoras's theorem seen in the wild

Regulars

Patterns produced by 'polygon billiards'

Mathematics

Particles move in beautiful patterns when they have ‘spatial memory’

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Mathematician wins Turing award for harnessing randomness

Mathematics

Mathematician wins Turing award for harnessing randomness

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Mathematics

The mathematician who worked out how to time travel

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Occam’s razor

Definition

Occam’s razor

A guiding principle of logic exhorting us to keep things as simple as possible.

Mind

Single mathematical model governs primate brain shape across species

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Mathematics

These 7 mathematical facts will blow your mind

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Mathematics

Why science relies too much on mathematics

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Technology

DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathematics olympiad

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