Send us a text Episode published 06/07/22 In episode #43 of Living Proof, Maha Kaouri and Christie Marr speak to Tom Whipple , Science Editor at The Times . Tom read Maths at Cambridge and has been covering science for the Times since 2011. He was recently involved in a Newton Gateway/V-KEMS/RAMP Virtual Study Group on The Public Perception of Science, where he presented a challenge on Communicating Mathematics. Tom was then invited to the Institute to learn more about all the mathematics progra...
Jul 06, 2022•31 min
Send us a text In episode #42 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to Prof Parimala Raman of Emory University. Parimala, the Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellow for K-theory, algebraic cycles and motivic homotopy theory programme, has extensive experience of research in her home country of India, where she represents a significant role model for younger women beginning their careers in mathematics. Not only this, but she also has some uplifting thoughts to share on the " two-bo...
Jun 14, 2022•20 min•Ep. 42
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Prof Herbert Gangl to learn about his unique mathematical jewellery the "Gems of Hypolytos".
May 17, 2022•29 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to Prof Rama Govindarajan of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru.
May 06, 2022•37 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel and Plus magazine’s Dr Marianne Freiberger are joined by the irrepressible Prof Anita Layton of the University of Waterloo.
Apr 26, 2022•28 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel catches up with Antoine Gagnebin, an INI workshop participant who's made the exciting decision to travel from Amsterdam to Cambridge by bicycle. Find out the "how" and the "why" of his forthcoming adventure in this short episode.
Apr 19, 2022•14 min
Send us a text Professor Hoffmann has spent much of the past decade working with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, its Quantum Leap Africa initiative, and a host of other groups and NGOs across the African continent, all focused on the support and pursuit of higher mathematics. And yet, in her own words, she’s still “very junior” at her home institution herself. How is this possible?...
Feb 11, 2022•43 min
Send us a text In episode #36 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Christie Marr speak to Dr Nira Chamberlain, not only the “5th most influential black person in the UK”, but possibly “the world’s most interesting mathematician”.
Feb 03, 2022•45 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Anagha Madhusudanan, one of the first three recipients of the new Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics.
Jan 18, 2022•20 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Antoine Remond-Tiedrez, one of the first five recipients of the new Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics.
Jan 18, 2022•18 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to the four organisers of the "Cluster algebras and representation theory" programme (September to December 2021) to hear their thoughts on its successes and progress so far.
Dec 10, 2021•24 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Aluna Rizzoli, one of the first three recipients of the new Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics.
Nov 25, 2021•16 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Avi Mayorcas, one of the first three recipients of the new Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics.
Nov 05, 2021•14 min
Send us a text Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Emine Yildirim, one of the first three recipients of the new Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Mathematics.
Nov 05, 2021•16 min
Send us a text On Friday 1 October 2021 Professor Ulrike Tillmann was appointed Director of the Isaac Newton Institute. In this short episode we catch up with her one week into her tenure.
Oct 14, 2021•13 min
Send us a text Professor Bethany Marsh (Leeds) joins the podcast to talk about winning the Whitehead prize, her ongoing INI research programme, and the many positive outcomes that have come from her recent transition of gender.
Sep 28, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Professor Alex Kontorovic joins the podcast to talk about New York's award-winning MoMath, Quanta magazine, communicating mathematics and inspiring the young.
Aug 10, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Professor Anotida Madzvamuse (Sussex) joins Dan Aspel to talk about mathematical biology, a childhood spent farming in rural Zimbabwe, and his advice for young African mathematicians looking to follow his example.
Jul 26, 2021•46 min
Send us a text In episode #30 Dan Aspel speaks to outgoing INI Director David Abrahams about his five-year tenure at INI, a tremendous summer of sport, and what excitement the future brings.
Jul 09, 2021•49 min
Send us a text In episode #29 Dan Aspel speaks to Dr Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas of Plus magazine about spreading a love of mathematics, and a new collaborative relationship with INI.
Feb 26, 2021•37 min
Send us a text In recent years, the generous support of the Cambridge Philosophical Society has allowed INI to further support the attendance of early career researchers in its programmes and workshops. This third of three interviews speaks to one such recipient: Dr Jay Taylor.
Dec 18, 2020•16 min
Send us a text In recent years, the generous support of the Cambridge Philosophical Society has allowed INI to further support the attendance of early career researchers in its programmes and workshops. This second of three interviews speaks to one such recipient: Dr Elena Luca
Dec 18, 2020•19 min
Send us a text In recent years, the generous support of the Cambridge Philosophical Society has allowed INI to further support the attendance of early career researchers in its programmes and workshops. This first of three interviews speaks to one such recipient: Dr Francisco Sahli.
Nov 30, 2020•14 min
Send us a text In this first of an "Art of INI" miniseries, host Dan Aspel is joined by INI staff Barry Phipps (Curator of Art and Science) and David Abrahams (Director) to discuss whether the worlds of mathematics and art share common ground.
Nov 30, 2020•46 min
Send us a text Valerie Isham joins Dan and Ciara to discuss nearly 30 years of involvement in INI actiivities, from 1993's "Epidemic Models" to the present day.
Nov 30, 2020•44 min
Send us a text In this episode, David Spiegelhalter joins the podcast to talk about a frenetic six months of risk communication, and more.
Oct 08, 2020•36 min
Send us a text Simon Singh tells the podcast all about the new, free "Maths Masterclass Tutorials" initiative. Apply by 09 October 2020!
Oct 05, 2020•15 min
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Professor Julia Gog (Cambridge) about modelling the COVID-19 pandemic, working with and alongside the UK governments scientific advisory groups, and organising INI's recent "Infectious Dynamics of Pandemics" programme. There's even time for mentions of the Reverend Richard Coles and the popular board game "Pandemic" too.
Sep 15, 2020•35 min
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Professor Rebecca Hoyle about the relevance of study groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the thinking behind the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences [V-KEMS] initiative.
Sep 01, 2020•38 min
Send us a text In this episode we speak to Dr Robin Thompson about how data is being used to inform the mathematical models behind the models of COVID-19.(episode recorded on 29 April 2020)
Aug 03, 2020•33 min
