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The maths that tells us when a scientific discovery is real – or not

When huge scientific discoveries are made, you may hear that they are “statistically significant” or pass a threshold called “5 sigma” – but those calculations can be manipulated to make claims seem grander than they are, finds Jacob Aron

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Marcus du Sautoy's new book is good on maths, less so on the arts

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What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics

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What 7 fiendishly hard puzzles tell us about the nature of mathematics

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This versatile piece of maths can help you solve all kinds of problems

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Artist brings data to life in striking screen prints

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Quantum computers are on track to solve knotty mathematical problems

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Mathematician wins 2025 Abel prize for tools to solve tricky equations

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This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

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Why the long history of calculating pi will never be completed

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How breaking the rules of tic-tac-toe makes it way more fun

Noughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe, is a simple game – but twist the rules and you can really spice it up, says Peter Rowlett

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We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick

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The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changing physics today

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Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard – until they aren't

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