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G. H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons) and Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) walk together, deep in conversation

Humans

The Man Who Knew Infinity fails to break the mathematical mould

One of the world's greatest mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan is still unknown to Westerners – but does a Hollywood biopic about his life and work have to be this safe?

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New maths proof shows how to stack oranges in 24 dimensions

Physics

New maths proof shows how to stack oranges in 24 dimensions

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Graphene origami produced by world's thinnest folds

Humans

Graphene origami produced by world's thinnest folds

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Andrew Wiles, who won the Abel prize this week

Physics

Fermat's last theorem mathematician Andrew Wiles wins Abel prize

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Mathematicians shocked to find pattern in 'random' prime numbers

Mathematics

Mathematicians shocked to find pattern in 'random' prime numbers

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A long straight road carries on into the distance

Physics

Mathematicians play whack-a-mole in the endless infinity hunt

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Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

Physics

Explanimator: Does infinity exist in the real world?

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Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

two men walking away down the street wearing santa hats. The connection to the story is marginal

Technology

AI solves 100-hat puzzle used in Google job interviews

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Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

Average thinking was a revolution, but we've paid the price for comparing people to impossible standards

CultureLab

Prime number with 22 million digits is the biggest ever found

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Mathematics

Mathematicians invent new way to slice pizza into exotic shapes

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Physics

Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

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Humans

How to win at game theory

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