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1.5 Degrees Celsius is the magical border - after that, there's no going back. Fridays For Future, 20.09.2019 in Bonn, Germany

Why exploring "equality" in a new maths book may help the real world

4 June 2025

Understanding the meaning of "equals" in mathematics tells us a lot about both the nuance and richness in the field, but also how ideas of equality are used or misused in life
TOPSHOT - A passenger wearing a protective face mask waits for his train at Hua Lamphong Central Railway Station in Bangkok on January 4, 2021, as health officials in Thailand announced on Monday 745 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, the country's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

19 March 2025

Adam Kucharski's new book Proof is a life raft in a sea of fake news and misinformation
2X1H226 Klosterneuburg - Sir Roger Penrose during interview with Austria Presse Agentur at Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria on 21st May 2015. Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. - 20150521_PD11744 - Rechteinfo: Rights Managed (RM)

What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose

6 November 2024

The Impossible Man by Patchen Barss salutes Roger Penrose's groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics while challenging the idea that a genius should be exempt from ordinary obligations
Members of the medical staff at the Elithair clinic conduct an artificial Intelligence analysis of Felix Hofmann's scalp and his hair roots.

A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI's hood

24 July 2024

Anil Ananthaswamy's Why Machines Learn: The elegant maths behind modern AI explores the mechanics of the AI revolution, but doesn't examine its ethics
map of algers area

Engaging new book explores how vital mathematics is to map-making

19 June 2024

Paulina Rowińska's Mapmatics: How we navigate the world through numbers is an intelligent exploration of a fascinating subject
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 31: Jarren Duran #16 of the Boston Red Sox hits a single during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on July 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Game of Edges review: Inside story of how data is transforming sport

16 August 2023

As sport becomes more competitive and more corporate, using data to find that extra edge is vital, says Bruce Schoenfeld in his new book

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