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Benjamin Labatut has written an utterly haunting novella about science

Using real scientists as characters, When We Cease to Understand the World looks at what happens when science unravels the conceit that we can understand reality. It is a brilliant piece of writing, says Jacklin Kwan

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I made a free AI chatbot solve a decade-long maths problem in 13 minutes

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A mathematical measure of surprise explains why we fall for clickbait

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The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them

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The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

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The mathematician who doesn鈥檛 exist

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Papers released on the Internet in August 2012 by Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki

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The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer

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The man who ruined mathematics

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Mathematician wins 2026 Abel prize for solving 60-year-old mystery

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Why it鈥檚 easy to be misunderstood when talking about probability

Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ancient Greeks to the most famous modern philosophers. Maths columnist Jacob Aron tells the story of how a CIA analyst finally cracked it

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

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The most important mathematician you鈥檝e (probably) never heard of

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The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths

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The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan

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