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On the mathematical frontline: Tom Irving

Tom Irving tells us about providing a bridge between policy and mathematics during the pandemic, the importance of transparency, and discussing the R number at the hair dressers.

On the mathematical frontline: The podcast

Hear from the epidemiologists who have devoted their lives to fighting the pandemic.

Sexual statistics

David Spiegelhalter's book Sex by numbers takes a statistical peak into the nation's bedrooms. In this interview from 2015 he tells us some of his favourite stories from the book.

Proof by chocolate

How to sum an infinite series using chocolate.

Mathematical snapshots: Daniel Kaddaj

Daniel tells us about what drew him to maths, about random walks on unusual shapes, and about an exciting summer internship which allowed him to experience life as a maths researcher.

Mathematical snapshots: Emma Beniston

In this interview Emma tells us about what drew her to maths, an exciting summer internship which allowed her to experience life as a maths researcher, and what she is planning for the future.

Could ants lead us to new methods in data science?

Can maths help us understand how ants, of such little brains, manage to cooperate so brilliantly?

Bringing UK maths together

The new Academy for the Mathematical Sciences is a step closer to its full launch.

Mathematical snapshots: Teo Deveney

Teo tells us about his work in artificial intelligence, his travels around the world, and how inspiration sometimes strikes in the pub.

Predicting the weather with artificial intelligence

Predicting the weather is hard. It requires a lot of physics, a lot of maths, and a huge amount of computing power. Can AI help?

Catching clouds with artificial intelligence

Clouds make the weather, yet their detail isn't taken into account in weather forecasts. Artificial intelligence might be able to help.

Can artificial intelligence help predict the weather?

Predicting the weather is hard. But with more data and computing power becoming available, artificial intelligence may be able to help.