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Maths in a minute: Differential equations
Change is the only constant in our lives — which is why differential equations are so useful.
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How to resolve the Premier League
As football leagues around the world have been suspended due to COVID-19, how should the final rankings of teams be decided? Here is a suggestion.
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Maths in a minute: the Fibonacci sequence
The origin story of this famous sequences stars some cute, fluffy bunnies.
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The virus
In this podcast we explore the famous curve, talk about how to communicate science in a crisis, and explain the maths of herd immunity in one minute.
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John Conway: Life, the Universe, everything and mathematics
We reflect on the late John Conway, the thoughts he shared with us over two interviews, and the experience of meeting him as a person and a mathematician.
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Maths in a minute: Entropy
Is it about energy? Is it about disorder? Or is it about information? It's all three!
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Maths in a minute: "R nought" and herd immunity
What is herd immunity and what does it have to do with a number called R0?
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Taking the pandemic temperature
How do people in different countries feel about the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by their governments?
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A call to action on COVID-19
An 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.
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Maths in a minute: Voronoi diagrams
We look at a crafty mathematical device which, among other things, has helped people understand what causes cholera.
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How can maths fight a pandemic?
How do mathematical models of COVID-19 work and should we believe them? We talk to an epidemiologist, who has been working flat out to inform the government, to find out more.
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Maths in a minute: Social distancing
How should people arrange themselves for maximal socialising at a safe distance?