In this extract from Richard Elwes' new book Huge Numbers, he delves into the Mayan numeral system and their understanding of time.
A story from geometry shows how developments in mathematics have fundamentally changed the way we think about the world around us.
In this episode of Maths on the Move we talk to our friend Rob Eastaway about his book Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times.
The mathematician Emmy Noether was a "creative mathematical genius" (Albert Einstein) whose work had far-reaching impact beyond the world of pure mathematics. This collection brings together content exploring Noether's life and work
In this episode of Maths on the Move we talk to historian of mathematics David E. Rowe about the play Diving into math with Emmy Noether.
When did humans first start to count? A cave in France may contain the earliest evidence.
We talk to historian of mathematics Reinhard-Siegmund-Schultze about the motivation for his work, how the Nazi regime impacted mathematics and mathematicians in Germany, and what future historians might say about the mathematics of today.
