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Spontaneous spirals
Simple mathematical rules can make for some interesting psychedelic science.
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The mathematics of kindness
If only the fittest survive, how can we explain the evolution of altruism? Mathematics has some answers.
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Have you heard? The maths of rumour spreading
Mathematical models predict how fast a rumour will spread and how many people it's likely to reach.
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Hunting and being hunted
A model of the interaction between predators and prey explains why sometimes frogs appear to eat snakes.
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What do you think?
Mathematicians explore how opinions spread through a society.
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Climate change: Does it all add up?
An insightful look at the climate models that predict our future.
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Climate modelling made easy
Make your own climate prediction with this simple, but powerful, model!
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Preserving species in the face of climate change
Can mathematics predict the inevitable consequences of climate change? And more importantly, can it suggest ways to reduce, or even prevent some of these consequences?
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Infinite sums and China's demographics
China has recently revoked its one-child policy. What better occasion to explore the mathematics of population growth with a surprising example.
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How to win at Mornington Crescent
This article casts a mathematical eye over a famous non-game enjoyed by thousands of people up and down the UK every week.
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Ketchup and traffic jams
Stephen Hawking's successor as Lucasian Professor studies the maths of soft matter.
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Want less traffic? Build fewer roads!
A mathematical "paradox" explains why more roads don't necessarily mean fewer traffic jams.