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Ready: reaction-diffusion simulator
Google Code, one of now approximately a million different websites which start with the word Google, is a sharing platform for developers to exchange open-source programs and nifty things they have...
View ArticleUrgent review of Government calculations underway
According to an article behind the Times paywall which I haven’t read, an “urgent review is under way into the reliability of some of the Government’s most crucial calculations in the wake of the West...
View ArticleCrimewaves really are waves – but they can be stopped
Nothing puts your home insurance premium up like having been burgled in the past – because it means you’re more likely to be burgled again. Stanford researcher Nancy Rodríguez, with colleagues Henri...
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Apiological: mathematical speculations about bees (Part 1: Honeycomb geometry)
Bees have encouraged mathematical speculation for two millennia, since classical scholars tried to explain the geometrically appealing shape of honeycombs. How do bees tackle complex problems that...
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Apiological: mathematical speculations about bees (Part 2: Estimating nest...
This is part 2 of a three-part series of mathematical speculations about bees. Part 1 looked at honeycomb geometry. Honeybees scout for nesting sites in tree cavities and other nooks and crannies, and...
View ArticleMathematical modelling of Facebook use (video)
Watch mathematician and data scientist Jonny explain mathematical modelling of networks.
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Upcoming Mathematical Events/Competitions in October 2020
Here’s a round-up of some mathematical events and competitions that might be of interest, happening from October. Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference Monday 26th – Tuesday 27th October; Online...
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We all need some space!
The author in his youth, at least 50m from everybody else. A couple of days ago, a question occurred to me: What’s the furthest I’ve ever been from anyone else? My first guess was on the order of...
View ArticleMathematical modelling and sustainability
I was interviewed by Nira Chamberlain, President of the Mathematical Association. I am the twelfth person to whom he has asked his question “what is the point of mathematics?” Hoping to offer...
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Aperiodical News Roundup – January 2024
Here’s a round-up of some mathematical news stories not reported elsewhere on the site this month. Maths News Hiroki Takizawa claims Othello is solved: perfect play leads to a draw. (via Lance...
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