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Physics says Game of Thrones dragons can fly. Whoever said maths was useless?
A new mathematical model of ISIS supporters’ online behavior provides insights into how cyberactivity relates to real-world attacks.
It’s 30 years since the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Here’s why he got away with it.
A new field of research aims to deepen, and even quantify, our understanding of artistic style. We use mathematical techniques to help discover novel insights, even in well-studied paintings.
Computers are increasingly used to prove mathematical theorems. So does that mean human mathematicians will become obselete?
It’s a mistake to allow teenagers to drop maths – it should be made compulsory at A-Level.
The number of members of the House of Representatives is variable. It is a result of a formula given in the Constitution.
Calculus helped determined the outcome of World War I’s biggest naval battle, 100 years ago.
The film presents some of the best descriptions of mathematics yet seen on the big screen. It shows mathematics as art and as a creative process of discovery.
Scientists uncover hidden mathematical structures controlling how living cells operate. If this could be used by computers of the future, we may one day be able to understand the brain.
Are regular bettors and the house helped or hurt when deep-pocketed, high-volume computer-assisted bettors are wagering? Mathematicians used game theory to model this new wrinkle in parimutuel betting.
You may have got what it takes to be a mathematical genius without even being aware of it.
Computers could help Blackjack players get much better at card counting in the future.
Scientists of all kinds turn to computer models to investigate questions they can’t get at any other way. Here’s how models work and why we can trust them.
Spending time with scientists and engineers and going to laboratories increases students’ interest in STEM subjects.
The unlikely friendship that allowed an untrained Indian mathematician to become an acclaimed academic.
International education tests reveal Australia has either stagnated or declined in many subject areas, including maths and science, while other countries have made big improvements. Why is this?
Here’s how to use maths to pull off the craziest motorbike stunt of all time.
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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PhD; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (retired) and Research Fellow, University of California, Davis
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Professor of Mathematics, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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