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March 2010
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Mathematics makes a clean sweep in the Nobel Prizes.

Tags: astronomy : Nobel prize : physics : chemistry : Medicine : economics : Genes


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Riaz Ahmad's mathematical career has led him from the complexities of blood flow to the risks of the financial markets via underwater acoustics. Plus found out how maths can explain all this and more.

Tags: differential equation : economics : financial mathematics : teaching


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Economists reveal that your neighbours significantly impact on your well-being.

Tags: survey : economics : social statistics : econometrics


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There might not be a Nobel Prize for mathematics, but maths is at the heart of the 2006 Nobel Prizes.

Tags: cosmology : Nobel prize : Big Bang : economics : cosmic microwave background radiation : cmb


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Ground breaking work in uncovering optimal funding mechanisms in financial markets

Tags: mathematical modelling : Nobel prize : physics : economics : financial mathematics


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The risks in Who wants to be a millionaire?

Tags: mathematical modelling : risk analysis : economics


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In the last article of this three-part series, Phil Wilson shows how simple graphs can tell you a lot about the economy — and not only in Slugworld.

Tags: economic prediction : economics : graphical methods : supply and demand


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From Einstein to water power, Plus author Anita King explains where maths has got her.

Tags: economics : management


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Game theorists model the evolution of trust and trustworthiness

Tags: mathematical modelling : game theory : economics : evolution : psychology : evolutionary game theory