The better you are at math, the more money seems to influence your satisfaction

Compared to people who aren’t as good at math, people who are better at math are more happy when they have high incomes and less happy when they have lower incomes.

Pär Bjälkebring, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Gothenburg • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 ~7 min

For the brain, context is key to new theory of movement and memory

Mathematical model could help in physical therapy and shed light on learning more generally. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 24, 2021 ~8 min


New formulas describe boundary layer turbulence

Mathematicians have been trying to understand the turbulence that arises when a flow interacts with a boundary, but a formulation has proven elusive.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Nov. 22, 2021 ~8 min

Oxford mathematician points out shortcuts in Harvard talk

Marcus du Sautoy discussed his latest work “Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life,” with Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Nov. 4, 2021 ~5 min

Mathematicians solve an old geometry problem on equiangular lines

How many lines can be pairwise separated by the same angle in high dimensions? Geometry breakthrough gives new insights into spectral graph theory.

Sandi Miller | Department of Mathematics • mit
Oct. 4, 2021 ~6 min

Study suggests R rate for tracking pandemic should be dropped in favour of ‘nowcasts’

When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, the R rate became well-known shorthand for the reproduction of the disease. Yet a new study suggests it’s time for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 29, 2021 ~4 min

Four Cambridge researchers recognised in the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes

Four University of Cambridge researchers – Professors Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman, Suchitra Sebastian and Jack Thorne – have been recognised by

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 9, 2021 ~8 min

Mathematical model predicts best way to build muscle

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the optimum exercise regime for building muscle.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 23, 2021 ~8 min


Female scientists set back by the pandemic may never make up lost time

Science is not egalitarian. Top researchers get more credit and funding than lesser-known scientists. The long-held practices creating inequality also amplify gender disparities that hold back women.

Kristina Lerman, Research Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 12, 2021 ~8 min

Why animals recognise numbers but only humans can do maths

A wide range of animals seem to have a grasp of numbers – but humans hold the trump card.

Silke Goebel, Reader (Associate Professor) in Psychology, University of York • conversation
July 28, 2021 ~8 min

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