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Generating electricity without the use of fossil fuels is not just an engineering and industrial challenge, it is also a huge mathematical challenge.
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We talk to early career mathematicians who spent some of their summer holiday solving problems posed by industry — such as how to blend a perfect smoothie!
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Inverse problems are mathematical detective problems. They can help solve crimes, are used in medical imaging, and much more.
Turning to a real life case, I wonder about the relevancy of chaos to the Ebola outbreak and the CDC's confidence in USA healthcare system. Your last line is a beautiful assessment of what is wrong with their view. So many factors could influence what happens and they don't realize it could be overwhelmed just by sheer numbers of patients. And they dismiss it as not possible because of their confidence in the future. Recent events should show just how unprepared they are.