Mathematics through storytelling: interview with Marieke Drost
Visualizing mathematics can be difficult. Especially for non-mathematicians, who may only remember confusing formulas, the shape of a parabola, or a right-angled triangle with sides 'a', 'b', and 'c'. Marieke Drost teaches mathematicians how to communicate using storytelling.
Fighting crime with math: the story of Rafael Prieto-Curiel
Rafael Prieto-Curiel is a mathematician and a faculty member at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria. His research focuses on crime, mobility, migration and urban dynamics. We interviewed Rafael to learn about his story.
Honesty is the best policy
How purposeful design can make school choice assignment strategy-proof
Martijn Gösgens wins Van Zwet Award for outstanding thesis
We are proud to share that Martijn Gösgens won the Van Zwet Award for his excellent research on community detection in random graphs. We had the pleasure of interviewing Martijn!
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.