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The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before giving it all up and disappearing. Jacob Aron explores what his work meant

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The surprisingly useful mathematical patterns in some real-world data

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Mathematicians have worked out the optimal strategy for Guess Who?

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These centuries-old equations predict flowing fluid – until they don’t

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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

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Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity – and may succeed

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This string art game will boost your mathematical imagination

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This string art game will boost your mathematical imagination

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DeepMind and OpenAI claim gold in International Mathematical Olympiad

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Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths

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The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths

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Mathematicians create a tetrahedron that always lands on the same side

With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a real-life version from carbon fibre and tungsten

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The maths hack that can help you count things

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Why physicists think geometry is the path to a theory of everything

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The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan

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Why exploring "equality" in a new maths book may help the real world

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