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The Mathematics of Card Shuffles

Event Date: Wed 22 Apr 2020North West

100x magnified cross section of cardiac muscle tissue. A series of lines in shades of red and white, with black dots amongst them.

Statistical inference in cardiac mechanics

Event Date: Thu 12 Mar 2020Scottish

Statistical inference in cardiac mechanics, a talk by Professor Dirk Husmeier (University of Glasgow) A joint meeting with the Royal […]

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Paralogy, Pivoting, Pursuing: Ways to Calculate pi

Event Date: Thu 12 Mar 2020Midlands

Paralogy, Pivoting, Pursuing: Ways to Calculate pi, a talk by Alan Stevens CMath FIMA Abstract That most ubiquitous number, pi, the […]

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Mathematician in a Minefield. Annual Sixth Form Lecture

Event Date: Wed 11 Mar 2020North West

Mathematician in a Minefield, a talk by Professor Bill Lionheart (University of Manchester ) Annual Sixth Form Lecture Abstract Anti […]

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The Difficulty of Mining Cryptocurrency

Event Date: Thu 27 Feb 2020London & South East

The Difficulty of Mining Cryptocurrency, a talk by Sam Werner (Imperial College London) Abstract The introduction of Bitcoin in 2008 […]

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There are 362,880 ways to give this talk

Event Date: Thu 30 Jan 2020Midlands

There are 362,880 ways to give this talk, a talk by Dr Peter Rowlett (Sheffield Hallam University) Abstract A group […]

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Joint IMA / MathsJam event

Event Date: Tue 21 Jan 2020North West

Joint IMA / MathsJam event, with Katie Steckles (Organiser, Manchester MathsJam) Abstract MathsJam is a monthly opportunity for people to […]

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Construction, transition, demolition?

Event Date: Tue 21 Jan 2020Scottish

Construction, transition, demolition? A talk by Dr David Pritchard (University of Strathclyde) Abstract The transition to university often exposes flaws in […]

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When does creativity become creative?

Event Date: Tue 14 Jan 2020South West and Wales

When does creativity become creative? A talk by Dr Sophie Carr (Bays Consulting and the World’s Most Interesting Mathematician) Abstract […]

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Can batteries transport us to a greener future? The IMA / BCS / IET Christmas Lecture

Event Date: Thu 12 Dec 2019Branches

Can batteries transport us to a greener future? The IMA / BCS / IET Christmas Lecture by Professor David Greenwood […]

What’s the Buzz? Using Mathematical Methods to Monitor the well-being of Honeybees and the Local Environment

Event Date: Tue 10 Dec 2019London & South East

What’s the Buzz? Using Mathematical Methods to Monitor the well-being of Honeybees and the Local Environment, a talk by Dr […]

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