Feature
17 June 2025
Hilbert’s Paradox of the Grand Hotel is a fascinating thought experiment in mathematics, introduced by German mathematician David Hilbert in the early 20th century. You arrive at a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, but they are all full. However, you can still check in and get a room. Want to find out how?
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10 June 2025
As one of five Learned Societies for Mathematics in the UK, and one of the world’s oldest mathematical societies, you’ve might have heard of the London Mathematical Society (LMS), and maybe even attended a lecture by them. Have you ever wondered who they actually are, or a bit more about them?
Maths News
21 May 2025
On 20 May in Oslo, the prestigious Abel Prize, often dubbed the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’, was awarded to Professor Masaki Kashiwara of Kyoto University. Kashiwara’s work, like that of many outstanding mathematicians, is about linking mathematical fields together. It involves using algebra as a tool to investigate geometry and symmetry.
Book Review
13 May 2025
Mathematics and Art. Two completely different subjects? Most people are on one side or the other. The side of rigid logic and emotionless detachment involving using the fundamentals of science to solve problems, and the other a flourishing canvas of passion and emotions that is drawn from our inner self. Basically, boring maths sums and drawing a picture. Right? Wrong.
5 May 2025
This problem poses a seemingly simple yet surprisingly complex question: What is the largest possible area of a two-dimensional shape that can be manoeuvred around a right-angled corner in a corridor of unit width?
1 April 2025
Maths Society is proud to exclusively announce that one of our members has solved the greatest mystery in mathematics. The Riemann Hypothesis, suggesting a specific pattern in the distribution of prime numbers, has been proved by an unexpected application of machine learning and fractal geometry.
Competitions Maths News
25 March 2025
At the start of 2025, a team of researchers shattered the previous world record for computing digits of π (pi), pushing the known boundary of this famous irrational number even further. Using cutting-edge computational techniques, the researchers calculated over 120 trillion digits of pi, surpassing the previous record of 100 trillion digits set in 2022. This achievement is not just about setting records – it has important implications for computer science, numerical analysis, and even physics.
25 February 2025
A mathematical conjecture said to be one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics — carrying a $1 million reward.
Established by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000 to herald a new millennium of mathematics, the seven Millennium Prize Problems are among the most challenging and significant in the world of maths. Each problem brings with it a reward of $1 million for the first correct solution, a prize to inspire all kinds of mathematician to solve these notorious problems.
21 January 2025
Ever wondered what a shape with four dimensions would look like? Discover tesseracts, klein bottles, and how to create four dimensional space.
