List by Author: Rachel Thomas

Since herd immunity will protect us all, why do I need to get vaccinated?Because the vaccine may not stop transmission of the virus.
Are the vaccines safe?Yes the approved vaccines are safe. If you balance the risks, then taking the vaccine is much safer than taking your chances with COVID-19.
The agent perspectiveHow do we learn and understand the world? What separates us from machines? Yoshua Bengio believes it all comes down to our agency.
Building meaning: dog or ostrichHow do we build our models of the world? Yoshua Bengio explains how deep learning will help machines act to understand the world in a similar way.
The growth rate of COVID-19We all now know about R, but sometimes it can be good to consider another number: the growth rate of an epidemic.
The maths behind combining R ratiosIn 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.
The problem with combining R ratiosWe explore why you need to be extremely careful when combining the reproduction ratios of a disease in different settings, such as hospitals and the community.
A call to action on COVID-19An urgent call has gone out to the scientific modelling community to help fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Cambridge mathematicians are helping to lead the charge.
Phenomenal physicsWhat is a particle phenomenologist?
Ramanujan: Dream of the possibleA hundred years ago Ramanujan was elected FRS. Here is a look at the maths that gained him the title.
The Fields Medal 2018: Peter ScholzePeter Scholze has received the Fields medal 2018 for transforming arithmetic algebraic geometry.
What can we see?Physics is all about observation. But how much can we actually see with the naked eye?