Our Maths on the Move podcast brings you the latest news from the world of maths, plus interviews and discussions with leading mathematicians and scientists about the maths that is changing our lives. Hosted by Plus editors Rachel Thomas and Marianne Freiberger.

Podcast Archive

Find all of our podcasts, from the latest back to the very first in 2007!

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Digital heart

Living Proof: Building digital hearts

A digital heart might sound like science fiction, but these personalised mathematical descriptions of patients' hearts are already being put to the test.

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Kevin Buzzard and Big Proof

How can computers best help mathematicians? Not through AI, says Kevin Buzzard, but through proof assistants. This podcast explains what they are and why they turn maths into a collaborative game of many players.

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Moustapha Fall

Living Proof: Moustapha Fall

In this episode of the Living Proof podcast we meet Moustapha Fall, President of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Senegal and winner of a prestigious Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries.

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M4dL hackathon

Brainstorming AI with Maths4DL

We join Maths4DL researchers for an intensive hackathon working on some of the most challenging problems posed by artificial intelligence.

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An artistic representation of a digital twin

Meet your digital twin

Will we one day have digital versions of our entire body to help us make medical and life style decisions and see what medical treatments are right for us? Find out in this podcast.

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Helge Holden

The Abel Prize 2025

We talk to Helge Holden, Chair of the Abel Prize Committee, about this year's winner, the prize itself, and the mathematician whose name it carries.

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Maths4DL researchers and Baroness Freeman

Evidence week: Shaping the future of AI

To make informed decisions regarding AI politicians need to talk to the mathematicians and scientists who develop it. In this episode of Maths on the Move we report on Evidence Week, an event in Parliament that enabled mathematicians and policy makers to exchange ideas.

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Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

Euromaths: Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

We talk to historian of mathematics Reinhard-Siegmund-Schultze about the motivation for his work, how the Nazi regime impacted mathematics and mathematicians in Germany, and what future historians might say about the mathematics of today.

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VisualPDE simulation

Playing with VisualPDE

We talk to the creators of a fantastic tool for exploring maths and science through interactive simulations.

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Yolanne Lee

Working in AI: Yolanne Lee

Yolanne Lee, A PhD student for the Maths4DL research project, tells us about what she thinks AI will be able to do in the near future, what it has to do with cats and dogs, and how music provided her first experience of science.