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AI is helping mathematicians build a periodic table of shapes

Atomic shapes are so simple that they can't be broken down any further. Mathematicians are trying to build a "periodic table" of these shapes, and they hope artificial intelligence can help

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Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) skin

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Alan Turing mathematically predicted the colour of lizard scales

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the disc knife cuts. Homemade Pizza with Tomato and Basil

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The easy trick to evenly cut a pizza into 5, 7 or any number of slices

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A game of World

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Thousands of people apparently cheat at Wordle every day

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Mathematicians find 12,000 solutions for fiendish three-body problem

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 31: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

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A picture taken on April 9, 2018 shows lottery balls used for the rehearsal of the distribution of the Loto lottery on the set of the

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The easy tricks that can maximise your lottery winnings

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Objects called trajectoids can be shaped to roll along desired pathways

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Wonky shapes can be made to roll along a specific path of your choice

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The stunningly simple rule that will always get you out of a maze

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The stunningly simple rule that will always get you out of a maze

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Decade-long struggle over maths proof could be decided by $1m prize

Mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki's Inter-universal Teichmüller theory has attracted controversy since it was published in 2012, with no one able to agree whether it is true. Now, a $1 million prize is being launched to settle the matter

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Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

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How maths can help you pack your shopping more efficiently

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Mathematicians make even better never-repeating tile discovery

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Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination

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