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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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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
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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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In-person
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Talks and shows

The maths of Christmas

Tue 20 Dec 2022

Unpack the mysteries of Christmas with a secret superpower - maths!

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Blog Wooden lottery numbers, stamped with red ink

Maths

The lottery and the laughing shopkeeper

Zoe was mocked for her mathematical approach to lottery numbers. In her defence, she has a point.

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Podcast Playing cards

Maths

Podcast: The perfect bet - with mathematician Adam Kucharski

The house always wins. Or does it?

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Podcast Maths equations on a chalkboard

Maths

Podcast: Can we trust maths? – with Kit Yates

This month we hear from Kit Yates about the maths of medicine, crime and the media, exploring real-world data from his book,

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Video Junaid Mubeen speaking at the Ri

Maths

Why does maths give humans the edge over machines? - with Junaid Mubeen

Why will humans always have the advantage over robots? It's because of a remarkable system of thought developed over the

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In-person
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Talks and shows

Much ado about numbers

Tue 25 Oct 2022

In which mathematician Rob of Eastaway orates on the connections betwixt Shakespeare and mathematics.

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