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As you know, It's the question we always get asked. Why do your lecturers write on whiteboards when the unparalleled joys of PowerPoint et al are available? Here's Derek Moulton's take.

In 2022 Fantasy Premier League winner Josh Bull made his World Cup predictions. They were okay, but no cigar. However, in the intervening four years he has really honed his mathematical skills. Now he is 100% confident he's found the secret sauce.

It's the Week 8 Student Bulletin! 

It's our last bulletin of the year, congratulations to everyone who has reached the end of their exams and best of luck to our Part A and Prelims students whose exams are still ongoing. We hope you all have a lovely summer, see you in October!

It's the Week 7 Student Bulletin! 

Nominations are now open to recognise staff and students in MPLS who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to advance Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

That Robin Wilson, he doesn't half go on.

To infinity in fact, the topic of Robin's eighteenth and final talk on the equations that made mathematics. With an irritating little paradox to whet your appetite below and the full talk here.

The World Cup is almost here and everyone has an opinion about likely winners. But being mathematicians, we have insisted on looking at the data, and we think we have found the secret to predicting results.

Josh Bull is our analyst in the studio.

This week saw the relase of the Leiden Declaration calling for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

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The Tower of Babel - Episode 3

The Tower of Babel (Andrew Wiles Building, Oxford Mathematics branch) is a huge edifice crossing countries and continents.