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Mathematics

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

25 years ago, a $1 million reward was promised to anyone who could solve one of seven incredibly hard maths riddles. With only one of them now solved, what will it take to crack the rest?

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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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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

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Mathematics

Why the long history of calculating pi will never be completed

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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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Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick

Barcodes contain a checksum 鈥� an ingenious use of mathematics that even lends itself to a fun way to surprise your friends, says Katie Steckles

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Physics

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

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Mathematics

Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard 鈥� until they aren’t

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Mathematics

How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat鈥檚 last theorem

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Mathematics

This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date

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