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Maths

Building the universe with mathematics - with Manil Suri

How could we create a universe if there was no matter, cosmos or empty space? Could maths be the secret ingredient?

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In-person
Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Helen Arney performing on stage

Talks and shows

An Evening of Unnecessary Detail

Sun 26 Feb 2023

SOLD OUT. Join the Festival of the Spoken Nerd and friends for an evening of science, humour, maths and more!

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In-person
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Talks and shows

The power of patterns 

Tue 04 Apr 2023

Explore the curious mathematical patterns all around us.

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In-person
Circular mosaic pattern

Talks and shows

The geometry of chaos: Predicting our world

Fri 21 Apr 2023

Discover how the geometry of chaos provides the means to predict the world around us

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In-person / Livestream
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Talks and shows

An exploration of maths and life

Wed 05 Apr 2023

Eugenia Cheng is back at the Ri on how maths influences everyday life.

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Livestream
Stars at night

Talks and shows

Building the Universe with mathematics

Wed 01 Feb 2023

Discover how we could create a universe using maths.

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Livestream
Multicoloured prism

Talks and shows

How proof and logic shaped mathematics

Tue 24 Jan 2023

How has the concept of proof enabled the creation of mathematical knowledge?

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In-person / Livestream
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Discourses

How geometry created modern physics (Discourse)

Fri 24 Feb 2023
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In-person
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An introduction to mathematical intelligence (short course)

Mon 23 Jan 2023 - Mon 27 Feb 2023

Dr Junaid Mubeen presents a six part introduction to the world of Mathematical Intelligence.

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In-person / Livestream
A whale diving into the water

Talks and shows

The Turing Lectures: How to speak whale

Tue 14 Feb 2023

Inside the technology that’s decoding the voices of ocean giants.

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