List by Author: Colva Roney-Dougal
Chaos, chance and money 
With the credit crunch dominating the news, columnists have been wailing about "chaos in the markets", and "turbulent" share prices. But what does move the markets? Are they deterministic, or a result of chance? Colva Roney-Dougal explores the maths, from chaos to group theory.
The power of groups 
Groups are some of the most fundamental objects in maths. Take a system of interacting objects and strip it to the bone to see what makes it tick, and very often you're faced with a group. Colva Roney-Dougal takes us into their abstract world and puzzles over a game of Solitaire.
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In this podcast Paul Shepherd tells us about the maths of football stadiums and why his work required him to listen to Belgian techno.
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Tosin uses maths to guarantee the continued production of chocolate.