Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.
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Improving a child’s sense of numbers, and their understanding of probability, fractions, ratios, shapes and patterns, can all be incorporated into daily life or with simple games.
Testing everyone for COVID-19 isn’t realistic in a country the size of the US, but there are ways to design testing systems that can catch most of the cases.
Here’s one way to test more people for coronavirus with fewer resources.
The awesome power of exponential growth explained.
Exponential growth, such as in a viral epidemic, starts deceptively slowly, then quickly balloons. A mathematician explains the importance of early action and the costs of delay.
Can statistics work out who will win the various tournaments?
A major reason for poor performance in mathematics in Nigeria is that lessons in primary schools are not centred on pupils and activities.
You don’t have to believe the official figures to realise that the rate of spread of the virus in Japan has been slower than in other countries.
Currently, the number of confirmed global COVID-19 cases is doubling about every six days. At this rate, Australia’s health sector will be unable to cope.
Math is not primarily about numbers, but about thinking. It all begins with parent-child conversations about mathematical ideas.
NASA scientist Katherine Johnson was instrumental in getting people to the moon. Here are some of the lessons one mathematics professor believes she taught us all.
Mathematical modelling is capable of saving lives, assisting in policy and decision-making, and optimising economic growth.
As the 2020 elections near and disinformation campaigns ramp up, an expert on media literacy offers advice you can use to develop habits to exert more conscious control over your news intake.
The pioneering African-American “computer” has died aged 101.
From Bollywood to Hollywood, which actors are best the connected?
Scrambling it is much easier than solving it. But it still involves some fascinating questions, such as the number of random moves needed to consider the cube truly messed up.
The Euler spiral has helped engineers for over 100 years – now we’re using it to understand biology.
For consistently great espresso, use less coffee and grind more coarsely, suggests a new study.
Watching the chances of victory change injects life into sports, both real and fantasy.
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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