Mathematics
The mathematics behind pouring a glass of wine
Katie Steckles enlists the help of fluid dynamics researcher Kat Phillips to explain the versatile piece of maths behind dispensing wine from a box
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The surprising connections between maths and poetry
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Mathematics
Mathematicians can’t agree what ‘equals’ means, and that’s a problem
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Mathematics
The Monty Hall problem shows how tricky judging the odds can be
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Technology
Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough
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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning
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Try these mathematical magic tricks that are guaranteed to work
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Occam’s razor
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How the maths behind honeycombs can help you work a jigsaw puzzle
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Are we all related to Henry VIII’s Master of the Mint?
After discovering that a Ralph Rowlett was in charge of the Royal Mint in 1540, Peter Rowlett runs the genealogy calculations to find out if he could be related
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How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think
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GPT-4: Is the AI behind ChatGPT getting worse?
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Football matches in top European leagues are becoming more predictable
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