How maths can help you pack your shopping more efficiently
7 June 2023
How can you ensure you use the fewest bags when loading your shopping? A dash of maths will help, says Peter Rowlett
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How many knots exist? A new computing trick is untangling the answer
12 July 2022
Finding how many knots there are for a given number of string crossings was thought to be an impossibly complex task. Now, algorithm engineering is cracking it – and showing us how to solve other fiendishly intricate maths problems
