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Straight curves Activity

by David Shaw, 31 August 2022 | 0 comments

Skewers are straight and pretty tough. But put just the right twist on them, and you can make something surprisingly curvy!

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Mathematical hunches inspire decades of research News

by David Shaw, 12 April 2018 | 0 comments

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It’s that time of year again! The winner of the Abel prize, mathematics’ answer to the Nobel, has been announced. This year’s winner is Robert Langlands, a mathematician more famous for asking questions than answering them.

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Straight line heart Activity

by David Shaw, 6 November 2015 | 0 comments

A two lobed heart shape made of straight lines.

This simple pattern reveals a heart from a circle and a lot of straight lines!

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