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April 26, 2017June 17, 2017 tomrocksmaths

Bees – Nature’s Mathematicians

I went to meet some bees to see their amazing maths skills at work… Live interview with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire with a special guest appearance from University Challenge’s Bobby Seagull.

Footage from my adventure will be featured soon on Naked Maths.

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