When I prepare for the Math/Maths Podcast I make some notes on each story so I have quick access to the key information when talking to Samuel Hansen. As an experiment, I have tried to tidy these up and place them here in my Math/Maths notebook.

Math/Maths PodcastMath/Maths Podcast: Peter Rowlett in the UK talks to Samuel Hansen in the US about news & current affairs.

My main blog, Travels in a Mathematical World.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Three new Mathematics Matters case studies

Three new case studies have been posted to the IMA's Mathematics Matters series. This aims to address the following problem:
The industry and technology that surrounds us owes a great debt to modern mathematics research, yet this fact is perfectly hidden in its physical manifestation. The concern with this state of affairs is that what is unknown cannot be appreciated or valued.

The new case studies, on finding replacements for fossil fuels and finding a new, non-invasive, way to monitor diabetes, takes the total now available to 26.

IMA: Mathematics Matters.
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