Maths in a minute

Want some maths and want it fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words. From symmetry to Euclid's axioms, and from binary numbers to the prosecutor's fallacy, learn some maths without too much effort.

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Maths in a minute: Hawking radiation

Nothing, not even light, can escape from a black hole. Or can it? Find out about one of Stephen Hawking's most radical results.

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Maths in a minute: Escape velocity

Would you like to get away from Earth? Here's how fast you would need to go.

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Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

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Maths in a minute: The Sydney Opera House

The mathematical puzzle behind the iconic structure.

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Maths in a minute: Flipping pancakes

In time for pancake day here's a problem about flipping pancakes. It turns out to be surprisingly hard.

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Maths in a minute: Equal temperatures

At any point in time there are two points on the Earth's equator with the same temperature.

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Maths in a minute: Higher dimensions

In normal life higher dimensions smack of science fiction, but in mathematics they are nothing out of the ordinary.

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Maths in a minute: Transcendental numbers (and politics)

A quick introduction to transcendental numbers, a famous problem which relates to them, and how the person who solved it became a victim of political tensions.

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