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How does a bicycle stay upright?

We thought we knew the maths behind cycling. We were wrong - and our efforts to figure it out are leading to some weird and wonderful new bike designs

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Physics

What came before the big bang?

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Is the universe infinite or just very big?

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How long does a proton live?

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Why is ice slippery?

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Humans

Does parenthood really make us happier?

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Humans

How creative computers will dream up things we’d never imagine

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I’ve taught computers to paint portraits 鈥� and how to code

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Humans

Why being bored is stimulating 鈥� and useful, too

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Our number’s up: Machines will do maths we’ll never understand

Software is already cracking theorems that humans have struggled to prove. Future computers could take mathematics to places too complex for our brains to follow

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Solution to four-colour theorem puzzle

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Physics

Strangely familiar: Is dark matter normal stuff in disguise?

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Humans

The science of serendipity: Can we all become genius inventors?

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Health

Why choosing the right workout could fine-tune your brain

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