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What do mathematicians do all day?

A 3x3 Rubik's Cube. Photo by CSCD via Wikimedia Commons.

Rubik’s Cube

The best selling toy of all time is the Rubik’s cube. Easy to scramble, difficult to solve, many people think those who can complete the brightly coloured Czech invention are very clever.

Mangahigh Maths Games

Mangahigh Maths Games

Where maths is just a game!

Cube Puzzle

Cube Puzzle winners and solution

The Cube Puzzle was a challenge brought to the Big Bang London courtesy of the MathsCareers Team.

Golden numbers

Golden numbers

Can maths make things beautiful? Certain geometric shapes and ratios crop up again and again in art and nature.

babylonian numerals

Counting to two

Would you count differently if you had no fingers?

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Divine inspiration

A self-taught genius from India and one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. He believed mathematical ideas were visions from God, giving him a unique style of maths that helped solve problems Western mathematicians couldn’t.