SYDNEY — The water of the Waikato River in Hamilton was slowly drifting downstream on a slightly cloudy New Zealand day. The sound of ‘Amazing Grace’ floated through the air, played by a lone bagpiper standing on the river’s bank in this North Island city. In front of her, rows and rows of empty pairs […]
Bakhshali manuscript. Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford Christian Yates, University of Bath It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, recently discovered to be made as early as the 3rd or 4th century, happened in India. Mathematics on the Indian subcontinent has a rich history going back over […]
Every few months (or weeks, it’s difficult to say these days) news of another mass-shooting in the world’s only global superpower, the United States, makes headlines around the world. This time, the venue was the glitzy streets of Sin City, Las Vegas, as 58 people attending a music concert were shot dead. Stephen Paddock, from […]
