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News: YouTube viral videos, emperor penguins, obesity models, counting primates, and more
Great mathematicians: The life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, who contributed to a wide range of fields and is ranked as one of the greatest mathematicians who ever lived
Book review: Naming Infinity, by Loren
Graham and Jean-
the story of how mysticism was a key
influence for Russian mathematicians and
their research into the nature of infinity
Puzzles: Sudoku, Jigsaw Sudoku, Kakuro,
Hanjie, picture poser and anagrams
Endnotes: Quotes, website reviews and trivia
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Symmetry man
Marcus du Sautoy tells Jacqueline Whitcombe about his research into symmetry and his new position as Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science
Chains, crayons and social networks
Samantha Lam looks at some of the applications of graph theory, including the study of online social networks
Cover Story: Drinking the stars
Mathematics can be used to investigate. the interesting behaviour of bubbles, Daniel Sutton explains
Arrows have a point
Part 1: The language of mathematics
David Stern and Michael Obiero explore the language of quivers and show how they enable us to study algebra using pictures