The True Size of Countries
The world map as we’re used to seeing it was made for navigation, not for a true comparison of country size. Have a play with this clever tool
The world map as we’re used to seeing it was made for navigation, not for a true comparison of country size. Have a play with this clever tool
A quick (and engaging!) TED talk about what we might be missing when we just focus on the average.
Need someone to give you time, money, advice or support? You need to know your pitch – a short snappy written or verbal communication. Watch these people attempt 1 min pitches.
How to get into a good little habit to start the new year (aka those New Year’s resolutions).
Give yourself a few moments to chill out with a deep-sea octopus
The Nature Journal group regularly undertakes a global survey of postgraduate students. I encourage you to submit your thoughts if you are a postgraduate student, or forward the survey on to your students.
A NASA spacecraft will slam into asteroid in Earth’s first planetary-defence test.
Activities that combine mathematics and craft (think ‘origami dodecahedron’ and ‘crocheting a hyperbolic plane’).
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