Papers
Inspiring and accessible maths papers for all ages
Maths Week 2024
Causality: Using Math to Understand the Science of Cause and Effect
Emmert-Streib F and Dehmer M (2023)
Frontiers for Young Minds
Explore how mathematics helps scientists understand cause-and-effect relationships.
*Easy Or Hard? Basic Questions in Computational Complexity Theory **
*Segev N and Wigderson A (2024)
Frontiers for Young Minds
A kid-friendly intro to what makes some computer problems hard and others easy.
The Maths Behind a Perfect Cup of Coffee
By Kevin Moroney and Ken O’Connell, University of Limerick
RTE Article
Discover how maths can make your coffee taste just right.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2024
Popular Summary PDF
Celebrate the science honoured by the Nobel Prize, with mathematical insights.
##Maths Week 2023
What Does Math Have to Do With Patterns in Fish?
Shirman B and Volkening A (2022)
Frontiers for Young Minds
Understanding The Odds: Statistics in Public Health
Goodwin G and Ryu S (2023)
Frontiers for Young Minds
Predict Who Your Friends Are?
Black A and West G (2023)
Frontiers for Young Minds
Puzzling Pentagons — How Many Ways Can We Cover a Flat Surface?
Mann C and McLoud-Mann J (2023)
Frontiers for Young Minds
Maths Week 2022
The Circle of Life: The Mathematics of Predator-Prey Relationships
Rebecca Brady and John Butler
Frontiers for Young Minds
Using Mathematics to Become in Sync With the Brain
Micah Swartz and Leonid L. Rubchinsky
Frontiers for Young Minds
Finding Your Way: Shortest Paths on Networks
Teresa Rexin and Mason A. Porter
Frontiers for Young Minds
How Math Helps Us Predict Water Flows in Forests
Katarina Zabret, Mojca Šraj and John T. Van Stan II
Frontiers for Young Minds