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Supporting healthcare with AI
Mathematicians are developing new machine learning techniques to support medical doctors in their work.
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Shining a light on COVID modelling
There have been accusations that the modelling projecting the course of the pandemic was too pessimistic. Are they justified?
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Why turbulence is troubling
We all know what turbulence is, but nobody understands it.
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Reducing NHS waiting lists in the wake of COVID
Mathematicians help with clearing the massive NHS backlog for heart conditions.
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The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan
This year's Abel Prize goes to the "true virtuoso" Dennis Sullivan.
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The STEM for BRITAIN awards
Early career researchers have presented their work to politicians at the Houses of Parliament.
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Can game theory help to vaccinate the world?
Game theory suggests that sharing vaccine doses might give a selfish, as well as moral, advantage.
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Understanding the diversity of forests using AI
New techniques in artificial intelligence are helping assess the diversity of forests.
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Hiding in plane sight
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Understanding waning immunity
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How to work out doubling time
The doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
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Pandemics and psychology
Can you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?