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Mathematics

The handy piece of maths that can help with organising chores

Should you mow the lawn first or cut the hedge? Mathematics will help you decide what to tackle first, says Peter Rowlett

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Mathematics

The maths that tells us when a scientific discovery is real – or not

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Mathematics

Marcus du Sautoy's new book is good on maths, less so on the arts

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What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics

Mathematics

What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics

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Picture supplied by Katie Steckles for 19th April 2025 Maker column

Mathematics

This versatile piece of maths can help you solve all kinds of problems

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Artist brings data to life in striking screen prints

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Technology

Quantum computers are on track to solve knotty mathematical problems

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Mathematics

Mathematician wins 2025 Abel prize for tools to solve tricky equations

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Mathematics

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

Culture

Mathematics

Why the long history of calculating pi will never be completed

Building the full value of pi has been a project thousands of years in the making, but just how much of this infinite number do we actually need, asks our maths columnist Jacob Aron

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Mathematics

How breaking the rules of tic-tac-toe makes it way more fun

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Mind

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Mathematics

Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick

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Physics

The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changing physics today

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