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The rise of data

by Dominika Majewska & Ben Stevens, 21 May 2020
A piece of paper with analytical graphs printed on it
Dominika Majewska and Ben Stevens examine the word ’data’ and its popularity throughout recent history
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A matter of scale

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 01 May 2020
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith discusses the effect of COVID-19 on individual and global scales
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Proportional reasoning

by Dominika Majewska & Ben Stevens, 17 April 2020
An architects drawing of a house
Dominika Majewska and Ben Stevens look at the word "proportion" and how it connects with other glossary entries in our Framework
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Home truths about mathematics

by Lynne McClure, 27 March 2020
A pair of feet near a doormat with the word Home written on it, the letter o is a heart
Lynne McClure discusses the home schooling opportunities for engaging maths
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Handwashing and mathwashing

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 13 March 2020
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Join Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey as they discuss mathematical models and the COVID-19 epidemic
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The chance of probability

by Dominika Majewska, 12 March 2020
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Dominika Majewska examines the word probability and its popularity through recent history
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Discreating

by Tabitha Gould, 06 March 2020
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Join Tabitha Gould as she discusses the concept of volume - or is it capacity? - in real-life situations
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Related to rectangle

by Dominika Majewska & Ben Stevens, 19 February 2020
A collage of square shapes in a range of sizes
Dominika Majewska and Ben Stevens look at the word 'rectangle' and how it connects with other glossary entries in our Framework
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Modelling dough

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 07 February 2020
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith delves into doughnuts and asks whether ring varieties are better for you
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Too clever by graph

by Darren Macey, 03 January 2020
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Darren Macey ponders the creative use of graphs on social media and their mathematical validity
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