Travels in a Mathematical World

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2010-07-30

  Peter Rowlett, Travels in a Mathematical World

Episode . Travels in a Mathematical World is a set of 64 podcast episodes from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. Hear mathematicians speaking in their own words about their work, their careers, interesting areas of maths they've worked...
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-27

  64 - Peter McOwan, his career

Episode 64. Peter McOwan talks about his career, particularly how mathematics helped him work in mathematical physics, medical imaging, computer-generated holography, optical neural networks, psychology, cybernetics, mathematical modelling of the biolo...
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-25

  63 - Rhys Phillips, Electrostatic hazards in aircraft

Episode 63. Rhys Phillips of the Lightning Direct Effects Group at EADS talks about his work as a research engineer around electrostatic hazards in aircraft. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-22

  62 - William Simpson, Solar physics

Episode 62. William Simpson talks about his work in solar stresses and solar flares, his theological motivations for studying mathematics and physics and studying abroad. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-19

  61 - Chris Marchant, Outreach

Episode 61. Chris Marchant, Outreach Manager for The Department Of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Liverpool talks about the department's work in outreach activities. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-16

  60 - Sarah Norton, systems engineering

Episode 60. Sarah Norton talks about her work in systems engineering and a specific application for fire engines responding to mobile phone emergency calls. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-12

  59 - Katie Steckles and Rufus Roberts, Maths busking

Episode 59. Katie Steckles and Rufus Roberts talk about the phenomenon of 'maths busking'. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-07-08

  58 - Ben Beech, Air Traffic Control

Episode 58. Ben Beech speaks at a careers event at the University of Portsmouth about his work as an air traffic controller. For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author
2010-06-14

  Math/Maths Podcast: 5,136 miles of mathematics

A quick message to let you know about a new podcast called the Math/Maths Podcast, a conversation about mathematics between the UK and USA. Peter Rowlett in Nottingham calls Samuel Hansen in Las Vegas and the pair chat about math and maths that has bee...
  Peter Rowlett and Samuel Hansen author
2010-03-23

  57 - History of Maths and x, Shape of the cosmos: Developments from Newton to Einstein

Episode 57. Peter Rowlett covers Einstein's relativity in this companion podcast to video lecture at www.historyofmathsandx.co.uk/topics/gravity For more info and show notes visit www.travelsinamathematicalworld.co.uk
  Peter Rowlett, IMA author