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Don’t miss: Maternal artworks, blooming islands and rewarding maths

This week, catch the last few days of an art show that gives mothers their due, explore a land of orchids and discover how loving maths makes us better people

pregnant woman sculpture

Last chance

, the second instalment of a two-part art exhibition about the politics of mothering, focuses on the childbearing body. Ends on 15 February at Richard Saltoun Gallery in London.

orchids

Visit

, the 25th annual orchid festival at London’s Kew Gardens, opens on 8 February. It highlights the wildlife and culture of some of Indonesia’s 17,504 islands, and includes a whimsical volcano made of flowers.

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Read

(Yale University Press) by Francis Su weaves parables, puzzles and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires and builds virtues that help us all flourish.

Topics: Books / botany / Exhibition / Mathematics / pregnancy and birth