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The Renaissance gambler who invented probability to win at cards
Jerome Cardano's gambling obsession spurred him to invent two of the most important theories in maths, laying the foundations of quantum physics
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Infamous three-body problem has over a thousand new solutions
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Humans
History of zero pushed back 500 years by ancient Indian text
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Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page 鈥榮ummary鈥�
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Democracy needs an upgrade to ensure it keeps people on its side
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Why am I rubbish at maths? And other curious questions answered
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Our greatest creation: Where maths comes from and what it’s for
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Figures of fun: The quirkiest numbers we know
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Fraudulent figures: The numbers that say when things are fishy
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Calming figures: The numbers that maintain harmony around us
From architecture to planetary orbits, these numbers play a vital role in keeping order
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Authority figures: The numbers that rule them all
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Health
Newborn babies already have a sense of how numbers work
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Time to bust the myth that Ada Lovelace was an overhyped aristo
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