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Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians
We review the third of this year’s nominees for the Book of the Year
In conversation with Martin Hairer
We talk to the Fields medallist about his life, his work and his advice to his younger self.
Roots: Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was driven to begin the mechanisation of mathematics by his father's struggles with an accounts book in 17th century France.
Seeing double
Take a ball, divide it into parts, glue them back and get two identical copies of your ball!
The mathematics of tea-making
When-to-add-milk confusion and other related matters
Crossnumber winners
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