Mathematics
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The 19th-century maths that can help you deal with horrible coffee
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Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics
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Mathematicians have found a hidden ‘reset button’ for undoing rotation
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The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality
It all started one summer lunchtime in 1992 on the terrace outside the CERN cafeteria. If you had happened to ...
Learning to play nice with other people
“We can model many situations using what is called game theory…” Shutterstock/Ann Kosolapova It's a dog eat dog world. Every ...
The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of
Alexander Grothendik was a giant of mathematics Evasion Ask someone to call the most important physicist out of 20tour Century, ...
