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Stock markets – putting your money where your math is
Unlocking the secret ‘codes’ of the stock market with some simple mathematics will help you understand the way our free-market economy operates.

Good prospects ahead for data mining
Using simple statistics and some sophisticated computational techniques, data miners are quarrying our vast reserves of raw data for little gems of knowledge.

Conservation genetics – molecular detectives at work
The new science of conservation genetics is providing important clues in the fight against the extinction of species.

Can we count on your vote?
There are almost as many different voting systems in the world as there are elected assemblies. The one thing they all have in common is their reliance on mathematics to calculate the results.

Generating new ideas for meeting future energy needs
Concerns about the greenhouse effect, smog and energy security have led to increasing interest in energy sources such as hot dry rocks, wave power and hydrogen.