BrainCan - mathematics

shirley conran: maths is a feminist issue

The author of Superwoman and Lace has produced a course aimed at convincing girls that even Beyoncé...

john horton conway: the world s most charismatic...

John Horton Conway is a cross between Archimedes,Mick Jagger and Salvador Dalí. For many years, he...

why the history of maths is also the history of...

In her new book Mathematics and Art,historian Lyn Gamwell explores how artists absorb for thousands...

mental arithmetic should be a piece of cake |...

I bear often calculated the volume of different cake tins in my head,and I would find pouring water...

do the maths on the shanghai method | letters

I was lucky to observe a year seven lesson being taught by visiting Shanghai teachers (Chinese maths...

the fourier transform lets you have your cake and...

Teasing apart the ingredients of a jumble helps scientists to study complex things that change over...

george boole: how a victorian mathematics don...

George Boole’s domestic city of Lincoln,200 years after his birth, is set to celebrate his...

how a victorian mathematics don became a digital...

George Boole’s domestic city of Lincoln,200 years after his birth, is set to celebrate his...

win a million dollars with maths, no. 1: the...

In the first of his series on the seven Millennium Prize Problems – the most intractable problems...

can game theory help solve the problem of climate...

Applying the mathematical principle of studying models of conflict and cooperation between groups...

maths can be sublime in its simplicity | letters

When Sue Boulding (Letters,14 March) tips water between her cake tins to find the volume of cake mix...

sir christopher zeeman obituary

One of the greatest British mathematicians of his generation,he created the renowned maths...

david hale obituary

My father,David Hale, who has died aged 80, or devoted his life to teaching mathematics. His first...

a good memory is not a sign of education | letters

I am a professor of physics at Oxford University. I read your report (8 March) approximately all of...

solving for xmas: how to make mathematical...

With less than a month to proceed before Christmas Day,it’s time to start thinking approximately...

words you can write on a calculator

If you were ever bored enough in a maths class to turn a number on your calculator into a word you...

a motorists guide to fibonacci sequences | brief...

Fibonacci sequences | Statistics | Ian Mikardo | Readers in RomfordI was surprised to read that note...

barry cooper obituary

The centenary in 2012 of the birth of Alan Turing might enjoy passed largely unnoticed but for my...

gps, construction and video games - everyday uses...

Lily Allen wonders if anyone still needs to be taught a bit of ancient Greek geometry. Well,for a...

maths isn t the problem the way it s taught is |...

Critics including Simon Jenkins assume higher maths serves no useful purpose. This is the result of...

shanghai maths teaching model may not quite add up...

The £11m spent on boosting maths attainment in English schools by copying the Shanghai model (Hello...

what does the way you count on your fingers say...

The finger-counting technique you learned as a child may influence how pleasant your grey matter is...

british researchers win £1.8m mathematics prize

Britons among five winners of inaugural Breakthrough prize,which hopes to turn mathematicians into...

did you solve it? the puzzee rascal problem that...

Answers to nowadays’s tea teasers. (And the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever) Earlier nowadays I set you...

much ado about nothing: ancient indian text...

Exclusive: one of the greatest conceptual breakthroughs in mathematics has been traced to the...

the maths behind impossible never repeating...

Remember the graph paper you used at school,the kind that's covered with tiny squares?...

the math behind the perfect climbing rope

Rock and mountain climbers rely on strong,yet elastic ropes to keep them secure should they happen...

did you solve it? guardian readers are less smart...

The acknowledge to today’s puzzle approximately Waldemar the perspiring German elf and his...

worlds hottest maths teacher pietro boselli: i...

Male supermodel Pietro Boselli talks openly approximately his true passions: maths,turbines and the...

pi day 2015: meet the man who invented π

Anglesey-born William Jones was the first person to exhaust the Greek letter π for the ratio of a...

fields medal mathematics prize won by woman for...

Maryam Mirzakhani,who was born and raised in Iran, has been awarded the highest honour a...

maths teaches logic - we need it more than ever |...

Simon Jenkins’s article (Our fixation with maths doesn’t add up,10 March) both misunderstands...

why too much evidence can be a bad thing

(Phys.org)—Under ancient Jewish law,whether a suspect on trial was unanimously found guilty by all...

richard phillips obituary

My partner,Richard Phillips, who has died suddenly aged 67, or was a polymath who studied psychology...

shanghai teaching method could improve uk results...

Experts say experiment to consume Shanghai maths teachers in English schools could soon raise UK...

royal statistical society christmas quiz: have you...

Solving the RSS’s fiendishly tricky festive quiz will require general knowledge,logic and lateral...

new statistical approach will help researchers...

A common problem with some scientific research,particularly projects studying human health, is that...

mathematician finds his new solution to poisson...

(Phys.org)—As Yves Meyer was getting ready to publish a detailed mathematical proof that he had...

american statistical association releases...

The American Statistical organization (ASA) has released a "Statement on Statistical Significance...

adaptive control techniques can help manage pests...

As population growth,greater food consumption, competition for land employ, and climate change pose...

einsteins election riddle: are you in the two per...

Nicola lives in the tartan house, but who owns the fish?Stumped? Here’s how to solve Einstein’s...

computer generated math proof is largest ever at...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers has solved a single math problem by using a supercomputer to...

did you solve it? bongard picture puzzles that...

Answers to nowadays’s spot the difference puzzlesI’ve been posting fortnightly puzzles in the...

london maths teacher on shortlist for million...

Colin Hegarty,who has created more than a thousand online videos, is in final 10 competing for...

can you solve it? are you smarter than a japanese...

Area Maze is the a-mazing new game from prolific puzzle inventor Naoki Inaba. For the solutions to...

oh my baize! new cue sport loop turns pool on its...

Why I built Britain’s first elliptical pool table,for the game of LOOP, which will have its...

he ate all the pi : japanese man memorises π to...

Akira Haraguchi,69, is a legend among memory masters, or having memorised more of pi’s digits than...

basketball games mimic nature

Behind the apparent randomness of a basketball game,a process of self-organisation is actually...

letter: sir christopher zeeman obituary

Sir Christopher Zeeman used to recall that he was relieved that the Japanese surrender in August...

babylonians used geometry to track jupiter 1400...

Astronomers discovered how to calculate Jupiter’s position with geometry between 350 and 50...

mathematical ratios: is a competition just for...

For every nine boys in international mathematics competitions,there is just one girl. But critics...

can you solve it? the woodblock puzzle - video

A modern seize on a classic – the woodblock puzzle. This problem was shared by readers from...

can you solve the maths question for singapore...

Albert,Bernard and Cheryl’s threesome sets the web aflutter How to solve Albert, Bernard and...

new electricity grids possible with computer...

Renewable energy requires unique electricity grids,sometimes over entire continents, because...

leading statisticians establish steps to convey...

Convinced that better employ of data will improve research,innovation and literacy across other...

mathematicians propose model for the dynamics of...

(Phys.org)—A small team of mathematicians with Oxford University and an engineer with Tufts...

mathematical sciences professor predicts winners...

After being one of the few who picked the Mets to make it to the postseason in 2015, NJIT...

researchers try mathematical recipe for slicing...

(Phys.org)—If you are rather fussy about making certain the pizza you order and share is...

modeling amazonian transitional forest...

What can mathematical modeling teach us about the micrometeorology of the southern Amazonian...

can you solve it? are you smarter than jo nesbø?

The Three Switches puzzle is a classic,but most of you will not absorb heard of it.Strangers often...

how to solve albert, bernard and cheryls birthday...

For all of you who have been trying to figure this out nowadays,here’s my solution (with...

maryam mirzakhani: the more i spent time on maths,...

The first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal prize discusses her life as a...

mathematical framework offers a more detailed...

(Phys.org)—A trio of math and computer scientists has developed a means for developing generalized...

can you solve it? bongard picture problems that...

Spot the difference problems - with a difference! The solutions are now up! Did you solve it?!Hello...

did you solve it? the logic question almost...

The results are in and yes,most of you got this one inaccurate. Here’s why. Earlier today I set...

abel prize won by oxford professor for fermats...

British mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Abel...

mathematician pair find prime numbers arent as...

(Phys.org)—A pair of mathematicians with Stanford University has found that the distribution of...

when all your child wants is another storey |...

a fifth of adults have forgotten how to do...

YouGov survey reveals a poor recall of elementary mathematics,English and science among adults One...

new largest prime number found

(Phys.org)—A team at the University of Central Missouri,headed by Curtis Cooper has announced, via...

can you solve it? are you smarter than an uzbek in...

This geometric woodblock puzzle will twist and draw your brain into another dimension – but in a...

did you solve it? do your nut with the squirrel...

The solution to today’s rodent riddler,and the 2018 challengeIn my puzzle blog earlier today, I...

cluster analysis of cat neural network models...

An international team of investigators from Brazil,Scotland and Germany is expanding the research...

largest prime number yet discovered has 22 million...

There’s a new prime number towering above all the others - until the next one is discovered.New...

whats your favourite number number? the top ten...

Lots of songs gain numbers in their titles: from 5-4-3-2-1 to 99 Luftballons. But what makes a great...

did you solve it? how many will the zombie...

Will we all be eating brains by sunset,or will the virus die out of its own accord? Here’s the...

can you solve it? are you smarter than a rugby...

To prepare for this week’s World Cup,here’s the rugby points puzzle. judge you’ve solved it?...

progress finally being made on understanding abc...

(Phys.org)—A team of mathematicians met final week at Kyoto University in another attempt to...

theoretical tiger chases statistical sheep to...

Studying the way that solitary hunters such as tigers,bears or sea turtles chase down their prey...

did you solve it? are you smarter than a british...

Find out how well you did in the UKs teenage maths challenge Earlier nowadays I set you ten...

royal statistical societys christmas quiz 2015 -...

In December we challenged you to solve this year’s set of statistical brainteasers. Now it’s...

can you solve it? are you smarter than a victorian...

A classic brainteaser about mince pies from Britain’s master puzzlistHello guzzlers.nowadays’s...

working group seeks new algorithms for an old...

Symmetry appears readily in nature: on the petals of a sunflower or the spires of a snowflake. But...

did you solve it? are you smarter than a rugby...

Here’s the solution to this week’s puzzle,which tied in with the Rugby World Cup. The question...

can you solve martin gardner s best mathematical...

The maestro of recreational maths was born 100 years ago nowadays. Here we celebrate his birthday...

can you solve it? are zombies going to eat your...

This week’s Halloween brain-eater,sorry, brainteaser, and was devised by an expert in the spread...

did you solve it? the woodblock puzzle - video

What’s the solution? The woodblock puzzle is a problem shared with Alex by readers from Singapore...

should we sample time series more frequently?

A team of statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Southampton and the Office for National...

surprising mathematical law tested on project...

Zipf's law in its simplest form,as formulated in the thirties by American linguist George...

how to solve the maths gcse question about hannahs...

Students flooded social media this week to ridicule this tricky maths teaser approximately a teenage...

optimal dartboard hits the bullseye

New dartboard number arrangement by maths professor is harder, fairer and prettier than the...

$fractals make this simple nine piece puzzle a...$

fractals make this simple nine piece puzzle a...

The complexity of a puzzle is normally dependent on how many tiny pieces are crammed inside its box....

can you solve it? are you smarter than a german 10...

A festive question about German concern for the Christmas wishes of the nomadic tribes of north...

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