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Frank Benford observed that the number one seems to pop up a lot in both in the supermarket and on tax bills

Speed is such a common term that it's easy to forget how much of a role maths plays in understanding it

A circle is also a triangle and a triangle is a square. Sound impossible? Not in the realm of topology

In this episode of our travels in the land of maths, we are heading towards Infinity

We think mathematically about a very philosophical question: is it in our interest to collaborate with others?

Topographers have been trying to survey Romania's land for years. However, the public register is still one of the most incomplete in the EU.

By 1750, British colonies in North America had already attracted almost 100,000 German-speaking immigrants

The Pakistani diaspora in Britain is well-established, with many people growing up between two cultures.

Whilst some uphold the traditions of a conservative Muslim society, many are demanding more freedom, and equality for women.

Minorities in a conservative muslim country are fighting for their place in society.

In Pakistan, two-thirds of the population is under 30, and their standard of living depends on their family background. 

While the major champagne brands enjoy record sales, some of their workers toil like modern-day slaves on piecework.

Why did French President Jacques Chirac chase Israeli police from a church in Jerusalem? 

The real Pinocchio by Tuscan author Carlo Collodi has little in common with the Walt Disney version.

The distribution of prime numbers is still a mystery

We have known for a long time that some equations can't be solved as the answers are numbers that don't exist

25 centuries ago, the well-ordered world of natural integers and fractions had to expand to accommodate monsters like pi and √2

In October 1970 Scientific American magazine introduced a game under the heading "Mathematical Games" that quickly became a cult classic

Maths is meant to be certain, either right or wrong. Turns out, it's not that simple...

The last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan, leading to fears of a Taliban resurgence