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Dynamic numbers

Holly Krieger has won a Whitehead Prize for work that combines number theory and dynamical systems.
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Taming complexity

Maria Bruna has won a Whitehead Prize for finding a systematic way of simplifying complex systems.
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Black holes win Nobel Prize

Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on black holes.
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Understanding information

Information is supremely powerful, yet it can't be described by traditional physics. Constructor theory provides a potential answer.
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The growth rate of COVID-19

We all now know about R, but sometimes it can be good to consider another number: the growth rate of an epidemic.
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The maths behind combining R ratios

In a previous article we introduced the problems that can arise when combine the reproduction ratios of a disease in different settings, such as hospitals and the community. In this article we dive into the maths that helps you get to the bottom of these problems.