Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. Just add ‘1’ to whatever number they come up with and you’re sure to win.
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Artículos sobre Zero
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In the late 16th century, new mathematical concepts were transforming perceptions of the world. Shakespeare’s plays helped audiences to process these changes.
Nothing is harder to find than you might think.
The Romans may not have had a symbol for zero, but bees understand what it means beyond just the simple assumption “there’s nothing there”.
High school students can blame ancient India for quadratic equations and calculus.
Turning zero from a punctuation mark into a number paved the way for everything from algebra to algorithms.
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Mathematician, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Researcher , Université de Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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PhD Candidate, Medieval Literature, Bangor University
