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2X1H226 Klosterneuburg - Sir Roger Penrose during interview with Austria Presse Agentur at Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria on 21st May 2015. Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. - 20150521_PD11744 - Rechteinfo: Rights Managed (RM)

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What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose

The Impossible Man by Patchen Barss salutes Roger Penrose's groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics while challenging the idea that a genius should be exempt from ordinary obligations

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Physics

There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow

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Mathematics

Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare

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Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century

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Physics

The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JUNE 06: Taylor Swift fans queue outside Murrayfield stadium ahead of tomorrow nights concert on June 06, 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Taylor Swift's Eras World Tour plays 15 dates across Scotland, Wales and England this June and August. Her fans, known as Swifties, had made the superstar $200 million in Eras merchandise sales as of November 2023. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient

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Mathematics

Why the problem of P versus NP is worth $1 million

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Mathematics

If we reassessed what maths is, perhaps it wouldn’t make us so anxious

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The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

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December 2, 2011, New York, New York, USA: December 2, 2011 - New York, New York USA: "Curbside Haiku," a New York City Department Of Transportation safety education campaign, is a set of twelve bright, eye-catching designs by artist John Morse that mimic the style of traditional street safety signs. Each sign is accompanied by a haiku poem. The "Curbside Haiku" installation can be seen citywide on 144 signs to promote road safety. Each design and haiku delivers a safety message by focusing on a transportation mode. (Bill Kotsatos / Polaris). /// Credit: Bill Kotsatos / Polaris / eyevine Please agree fees before use. SPECIAL RATES MAY APPLY. For further information please contact eyevine tel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 e-mail: info@eyevine.com www.eyevine.com

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The surprising connections between maths and poetry

From the Fibonacci sequence to the Bell numbers, there is more overlap between mathematics and poetry than you might think, says Peter Rowlett, who has found his inner poet

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Technology

DeepMind AI gets silver medal at International Mathematical Olympiad

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Technology

A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI’s hood

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Mind

Speed of decision-making reflects our biases

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Mathematics

Is the universe a game?

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