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Maths in a minute: Utility theory
A hundred pounds is a lot more to someone who's poor than to a millionaire. But how do you measure such differences? Utility theory has the answer.
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The best medicine?
To make hard decisions, you need hard facts. Medical statistics can help us to decide what treatment to look for when we are ill, and to estimate our chances of recovery.
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How to advise politicians
Science advisors to government are an embattled lot. Remember the l'Alquila earthquake debacle or David Nutt's stance on drugs which cost him his job. Bridging the gap between politics and science isn't easy. Politicians like clear messages but science, and the reality it tries to describe, is rarely clear-cut.
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Maths in a minute: Very big and very small numbers
The way we talk about numbers affects the decisions people make - so think carefully about what you say!
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Maths helps curb COVID-19 in schools
UK Schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative that has received significant input from mathematicians.
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COVID-19 and universities: What do we know?
What can last year's experiences tell us about the coming academic year?
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Will the virus escape the vaccines?
Can the virus that causes COVID-19 mutate into a vaccine-resistant strain? And if yes, what would this mean for our vaccination strategy?
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Relatively prime is on the air!
Good news! The first episode of a new maths podcast, Relatively Prime, came out this week and it's a good 'un. Host Samuel Hansen has taken the plunge by interviewing our favourite statistician, David Spiegelhalter, and a host of others to explore some fascinating mathematical tools: game theory, risk and relief geometry.
