Liver transplant allocation is biased against females. How to rectify this?
The allocation of livers from organ donors to patients puts females at a disadvantage. A remedy was put into use in 2023, based on a common statistical model. This is expected to reduce sex disparity, but is not expected to solve the problem fully. Why? And what else can we do?
Brewing the perfect cup: filter coffee through percolation theory
Explore how the principles of percolation shape the journey from coffee grounds to the perfect brew!
What if the nodes in a network have feelings?
How can fairness be incorporated in algorithms that make decisions about people?
Can you dance on the edge of equilibrium?
On the brink of equilibrium, the intricate nature of metastability reveals hidden dangers and dark truths that challenge our understanding of reality.
Modelling 5G Networks
Being connected to the internet is second nature to us. But what happens if the network that connects us breaks down? To prevent such a catastrophe, we need to understand how the network behaves. Find out how we can model and simulate a 5G network!
Gut flow: key to studying the microbiome
The gut microbiome works hard to keep you healthy. To understand it, we need to know how nutrients travel through the gut. This is where gut flow enters the story. How can we simulate gut flow with mathematics?
Can mathematics help you cook just enough?
Leftovers are usually no issue. But what if you’re cooking for hundreds of people? Using
mathematics, specifically the Central Limit Theorem, we try to cook just the right amount.
The puzzle of creating a puzzle
How to create curved Nonogram puzzles and why it may be harder than you think!
BeyondTheEdge Kicks Off
In November 2024, the Kick-Off meeting for BeyondTheEdge: Higher-Order Networks and Dynamics took place at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. The event marked the official start of the project, read an interview with Christian Bick, Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator of BeyondtheEdge.
Maximising efficiency is risky business (Part 3) - A view on interdisciplinary research
In the first article of this series I described how logistic chains work. In the second article, we went one step further and dived in the mathematics. In this third part I discuss some personal experiences and ideas regarding interdisciplinary research.