Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means

Exponential growth, such as in a viral epidemic, starts deceptively slowly, then quickly balloons. A mathematician explains the importance of early action and the costs of delay.

Andrew D. Hwang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of the Holy Cross • conversation
April 2, 2020 • ~5 min

Lack of testing doesn't explain why Japan has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus

You don't have to believe the official figures to realise that the rate of spread of the virus in Japan has been slower than in other countries.

Jonathan Newton, Associate Professor of Economics, Kyoto University • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~5 min

7 lessons from 'Hidden Figures' NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson's life and career

NASA scientist Katherine Johnson was instrumental in getting people to the moon. Here are some of the lessons one mathematics professor believes she taught us all.

Della Dumbaugh, Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond • conversation
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min

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