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Taking Maths Further Podcast

Talking to people who use maths in their work. Aiming to encourage further uptake of maths at A-level and beyond. Hosted by Peter Rowlett and Katie Steckles.

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Episode 3: Cellular automata, graph theory and brains

Episode 3: Cellular automata, graph theory and brains

In this episode, we talk about cellular automata - including the Game of Life - and graph theory, and interviewed Jonath... Read more

11 Jul 2014

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Episode 11: Programming and boolean algebra

Episode 11: Programming and boolean algebra

This week the topic was boolean algebra. We interviewed Robie Basak, who's a computer programmer at Canonical, about his... Read more

12 Dec 2014

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Episode 13: Vectors, matrices and hearing

Episode 13: Vectors, matrices and hearing

This week the topic was vectors and matrices. We interviewed Dave Langers, who studies the human brain, and how it proce... Read more

23 Jan 2015

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Episode 10: Numbers, infinite and music

Episode 10: Numbers, infinite and music

This week the topic was types of numbers and infinity. We interviewed Dorothy Ker, who’s a musician and composer. We tal... Read more

28 Nov 2014

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Episode 4: Nautical Radar and quadratic equations

Episode 4: Nautical Radar and quadratic equations

This week the topic was quadratic equations and their applications. We interviewed Colin Wright, who works on radar sys... Read more

18 Jul 2014

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Episode 15: Accountancy and cash management

Episode 15: Accountancy and cash management

This week the topic was mathematics and money, and how maths is used in finance. We interviewed Sarah O’Rourke, who’s an... Read more

27 Feb 2015

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Episode 6: Exponential growth in Pensions

Episode 6: Exponential growth in Pensions

This week the topic was exponential growth, and pension investments.We interviewed Simon Perera from Lane, Clark & P... Read more

26 Sep 2014

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Episode 8: Packing Shapes and graphene

Episode 8: Packing Shapes and graphene

This week the topic was the most efficient way to pack shapes in 2D and 3D space. We interviewed Jacek Wychowaniec, who... Read more

24 Oct 2014

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Episode 5: CERN and standard deviation

Episode 5: CERN and standard deviation

This week the topic was standard deviation. We interviewed Clara Nellist, who's a researcher at CERN Geneva, Switzerland... Read more

12 Sep 2014

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Episode 7: Astrophysics and trigonometry

Episode 7: Astrophysics and trigonometry

This week the topic was trigonometry. We interviewed Stephanie Yardley, who’s a solar physicist. We talked about the res... Read more

10 Oct 2014

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