What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate - Alain Goriely

Bryce McLeod, a Life in Mathematics In conversation with John Ball: A portrait of the contribution that Bryce McLeod has made to mathematics over his career together with his recollections of formative people and events. by The Secrets of Mathematics

60 min listen

The Secret Mathematicians: the connections between maths and the arts - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about the connections beween art and mathematics by The Secrets of Mathematics

95 min listen

Symmetry: a talk based on his second book, Finding Moonshine - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about symmetry and how the rules of symmetry influences our lives and the choices we make. by The Secrets of Mathematics

96 min listen

Forbidden Crystal Symmetry: Mathematics and architecture - Roger Penrose: World-renowned mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, Oxford University, describes how crystalline symmetries are necessarily 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, or 6-fold. by The Secrets of Mathematics

55 min listen

What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate - Alain Goriely: How has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more. by The Secrets of Mathematics

59 min listen

Partial Differential Equations: Origins, Developments and Roles in the Changing World - Gui-Qiang George Chen: Professor Gui-Qiang G. Chen presents in his inaugural lecture several examples to illustrate the origins, developments, and roles of partial differential equations in our changing world. by The Secrets of Mathematics

52 min listen

The Music of the Primes: a talk about the Riemann Hypothesis and primes - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk on 5th September 2013. by The Secrets of Mathematics

70 min listen

The Travelling Santa Problem and Other Seasonal Challenges - Marcus du Sautoy: The Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture 2015 examined an aspect of Christmas not often considered: the mathematics. by The Secrets of Mathematics

58 min listen

The Irrational, the chaotic and incomplete: the mathematical limits of knowledge - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about how much we can understand of the world through maths by The Secrets of Mathematics

90 min listen

The History of Mathematics in 300 Stamps - Robin Wilson: The entire history of mathematics in one hour, as illustrated by around 300 postage stamps featuring mathematics and mathematicians from across the world. by The Secrets of Mathematics

57 min listen

M. C. Escher - Artist, Mathematician, Man: M.C. Escher is known as the mathematician's (and hippie's) favourite artist. But why? And was Escher, a man who claimed he knew no mathematics, really a mathematical genius? by The Secrets of Mathematics

72 min listen

Big Data's Big Deal - Viktor Mayer-Schonberger: Big Data promises to change all sectors of our economy, and deeply affect our society. by The Secrets of Mathematics

44 min listen

Prime Numbers - Richard Earl: Dr Richard Earl of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford presents a talk about prime numbers. What they are and their role in internet security. by The Secrets of Mathematics

48 min listen

Maths in Music: The Secret Mathematicians - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. by The Secrets of Mathematics

52 min listen

Modelling genes: the backwards and forwards of mathematical population genetics - Alison Etheridge: In this lecture Professor Alison Etheridge explores some of the simple mathematical caricatures that underpin our understanding of modern genetic data. by The Secrets of Mathematics

54 min listen

Birth of an Idea: A Mathematical Adventure - Cedric Villani: What goes on inside the mind of a mathematician? Where does inspiration come from? Cedric Villani, winner of the most prestigious prize in mathematics, the Fields Medal, explains the process. Inaugural Titchmarsh Lecture 2015. by The Secrets of Mathematics

57 min listen

Putting the Higgs Boson in its Place: Professor Melissa Franklin talks about her experiences working towards the discovery of the Higgs Boson and her work today at the Large Hadron Collider by The Secrets of Mathematics

51 min listen

Computation and the Future of Mathematics - Stephen Wolfram: Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, gives a talk about the future of mathematics and computation. by The Secrets of Mathematics

52 min listen

Roger Heath-Brown a Life in Mathematics: Roger Heath-Brown is one of Oxford's foremost mathematicians. by The Secrets of Mathematics

37 min listen

Extra Time: Professor Sir Roger Penrose in conversation with Andrew Hodges - part two: These two video sessions explore the development of Sir Roger Penrose’s thought over more than 60 years, ending with his most recent theories and predictions. by The Secrets of Mathematics

43 min listen

Maths v Disease - Julia Gog: Can mathematics really help us in our fight against infectious disease? Join Julia Gog as we explore exciting current research areas where mathematics is being used to study pandemics, viruses and everything in between. by The Secrets of Mathematics

57 min listen

Extra Time: Professor Sir Roger Penrose in conversation with Andrew Hodges - part one: These two video sessions explore the development of Sir Roger Penrose's thought over more than 60 years, ending with his most recent theories and predictions. by The Secrets of Mathematics

51 min listen

Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures - Scaling the Maths of Life - Michael Bonsall: Michael Bonsall explores how we can use mathematics to link between scales of organisation in biology, delving in to developmental biology, ecology and neurosciences. by The Secrets of Mathematics

62 min listen

The Gomboc, the Turtle and the Evolution of Shape - Gabor Domokos: Gabor Domokos gives a talk on his mathematical journey that led to the creation of the Gomboc, the shape which has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium. by The Secrets of Mathematics

51 min listen

As he retires from the the Savilian Chair of Geometry, Oxford Mathematician Nigel Hitchin reflects: From early mathematical inspiration at school in Duffield, Derbyshire, Nigel recalls his often unplanned progress via Jesus College, Oxford, Princeton, Cambridge and Warwick, before his final return to Oxford. by The Secrets of Mathematics

67 min listen

The Seduction of Curves: The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art and The Nude - Allan McRobie: Allan McRobie explains how the key to understanding the language of curves is Rene Thom’s Catastrophe Theory, and how remarkably the best place to learn that language is perhaps in the life drawing class. by The Secrets of Mathematics

47 min listen

James D Murray, reflections of a life in academia, in conversation with Phillip Maini: Jim Murray is one of the leading mathematical biologists of our times. by The Secrets of Mathematics

55 min listen

What We Cannot Know - Marcus du Sautoy: Science is giving us unprecedented insight into the big questions that have challenged humanity. by The Secrets of Mathematics

56 min listen

Why there are no three-headed monsters, resolving some problems with brain tumours, divorce prediction and how to save marriages - James D Murray: Professor James D Murray, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford and Senior Scholar, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University, gives the annual Hooke Lecture. by The Secrets of Mathematics

79 min listen

Why climate change action is difficult and how we can make a difference - David MacKay: 2014 Charles Simonyi Lecture with David MacKay. by The Secrets of Mathematics

61 min listen

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