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.
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.
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A digital heart might sound like science fiction, but these personalised mathematical descriptions of patients' hearts are already being put to the test.
In this episode of Living Proof we talk to a playwright and a physicist about a book they have written together on the marvellous but tricky theory of quantum mechanics!
Would you like to play a game? Have an adventure? Join us on an adventure in Model Land!
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.
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.
In this episode of Maths on the Move Codina Cotar discusses some of the jaw-dropping entries of a recent maths-art competition.
Find out how topology, traditionally part of pure maths, can help us understand big data, with applications in areas such as cancer research and social justice.
Join us in a wavy dance from the very small to the very large with theoretical physicist David Tong!
Find out about a pioneering new project which builds mathematical models together with the people who are affected.
Zhouli Xu takes us on a trip into higher dimensions, retracing some of the journey towards a proof of the Kervaire invariant problem.
We join Maths4DL researchers for an intensive hackathon working on some of the most challenging problems posed by artificial intelligence.
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.
Find out why "the meaning is in the arrows" in our podcast with Adina Goldberg!
From sunny parks to banquets in castles – come with us on an exciting adventure in Oslo as we join the celebrations for the 2025 Abel Prize!
In this episode of the Living proof podcast we talk to Sarah Hart about how she combines maths, literature and history in her interesting career.
In this episode of Maths on the Move we talk to our friend Rob Eastaway about his book Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times.
In this episode of Maths on the Move we talk to historian of mathematics David E. Rowe about the play Diving into math with Emmy Noether.
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.
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.
Find our what the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is doing to promote the communication of mathematics and hear from mathematical communications superstar Hannah Fry!
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.
We talk to the creators of a fantastic tool for exploring maths and science through interactive simulations.
Are you thinking of doing a Masters or PhD in maths or another STEM subject but are worried about funding? Then the Martingale Foundation might be for you. Find out more in this episode of Maths on the Move.
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.