Send us a text In this episode we speak to Dr Kit Yates about the maths behind the models of COVID-19 that are being used to guide policy of the control of the pandemic. [episode recorded 28 April 2020]
Send us a text Early career researchers Ollie Jones (Birmingham) and Kamilla Rekvényi (Imperial) join the podcast to discuss life at an INI workshop, working alongside supervisors, promoting mathematics to the young via social media, and the ongoing struggle for gender balance.
Send us a text Professor Liz Mansfield, co-organiser of the "Geometry, compatibility and structure preservation in computational differential equations" programme, discusses its inception and aims and the need for balance and diversity within higher mathematics [recorded in August 2019].
Send us a text Elizabeth Mansfield discusses the "seven levels of mathematical joy" based on her mathematical travels.
Send us a text Featuring Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for the "Complex analysis" programme Associate Professor Lesley Ward.
Send us a text Featuring mathematician and long-distance running enthusiast Dr Tony Hill.
Send us a text Featuring Georgian-born pianist and mathematical enthusiast, Tamara Kokilashvili.
Send us a text Featuring maths communicator, YouTuber, author and stand-up comic Matt Parker.
Send us a text Featuring Professor Chris Budd (Bath), a participant in two INI programmes in 2019 and a wide selection of others of the past 27 years.
Send us a text An environmental sciences-themed discussion with Professor Paula Harrison (CEH) and Dr Martine Barons (Warwick).
Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Anastasia Kisil (Cambridge), co-organiser of the "Bringing pure and applied analysis together via the Wiener-Hopf technique, its generalisations and applications" programme.
Send us a text As the Tour de France 2019 enters its final stages, Dan Aspel sits down with lifelong cycling fan (and INI Director) Professor David Abrahams to exchange various informed (David) and uninformed (Dan) opinions on this year's race, a little about the mathematical beauty of cycling, and the fascinating quirks of photography and physics that led to one of the strangest finish line images you're ever likely to see....
Send us a text In episode #10 Dr Bubacarr Bah of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town (https://aims.ac.za/) shares with us his thoughts on compressive sampling and its relevance for the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme, details his role within AIMS and talks us through the important work the Institute does in providing opportunities and teaching to talented mathematicians from across the African continent....
Send us a text Episode #9 welcomes Professor Svitlana Mayboroda to the podcast. The Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow (https://www.newton.ac.uk/about/fellowships/kirk) for the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme, Svitlana talks us through a brief history of her career, her specialism in harmonic analysis, a love of mathematics for its own sake and the research aims that she and her collaborators are working towards during their time at INI.Hosted by: Da...
Send us a text Episode #8 sees the podcast speak to Professor Xian Chen of the "Mathematical design of new materials" programme. A brief chat recorded in-between seminar talks, subjects touched upon include interactions between the fields of mathematics and mechanics, potential outcomes of such activity and the popularity of interdisciplinary events in general.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)...
Send us a text In episode #7 we speak to Professor Irene Fonseca, Director of Carnegie Mellon's Center for Nonlinear Analysis and Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for INI's "Mathematical design of new materials" programme. Subjects touched upon include the power of academic interactions, the obligations placed upon high-achieving female mathematicians, a love of painting and being knighted by the "Military Order of St James of the Sword".Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI ...
Send us a text In episode #6 we welcome Professor Martin Buhmann (Giessen) of the "Approximation, sampling and compression in data science" programme to speak about the Giessen-based Mathematikum centre. As co-Director of this central German mathematical science centre he is perfectly placed to discuss public engagement with mathematics, how a more "physical" approach can help capture the imagination of the young and old alike, and how to make learning fun.> https://www.ma...
Send us a text In episode #5 we speak to Dr Frank King (Churchill College) about his recent book "Sundials: Cutting Time", the challenges and mathematics involved in designing such classical timepieces, and whether a young Sir Isaac Newton was himself the creator of a Sundial.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)
Send us a text Podcast #4 sees INI catch up with Henri Elad Altman, a PHD student engaged in the SRQ programme. In our short chat we cover the day-to-day realities of participating in an INI programme, what life is like in Cambridge for a visiting researcher and whether it is "intimidating" to work alongside senior colleagues for weeks at a time.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)...
Send us a text In episode #3 we chat with PHD student Susanne Hilger about life as a more junior Participant in an INI programme and the issues raised by being a female mathematician in a traditionally male-dominated environment.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Professor Patricia Goncalvez about the direction her career has taken so far, the challenges in obtaining enough experience to apply for senior positions, and the realities of juggling a growing family alongside growing professional responsibilities.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)
Send us a text In this inaugural podcast, INI Director David Abrahams speaks about his role at the Institute, reflects on his first two-and-a-half years in the post and looks forward to the remainder of his tenure.Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager)
