Hypot-enthuse - MAPS Faculty podcast
18 September 2019
Hypot-enthuse is the new podcast from the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences - new episodes will be made available monthly via the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Soundcloud.
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The podcast launched last year with , with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's first female Head of Mathematics Helen Wilson. Following that success, the faculty have now produced an entire series, which will be released monthly on the third wednesday of the month, via the . Each episode features a light-hearted chat with a notable academic, looking at exciting science topics in the news.
The first episode of the year features Oxford University Mathematician, and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Graduate, , discussing his research into how voting patters vary by city size, and how, when modelled mathematically, similar trends can be seen across the world.
Future episodes will feature - among others - Prof.ÌýJulienne Stroeve of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Earth Sciences discussing her work in the Arctic, Statistician Prof. Gianluca Baio asking whether Eurovision is biased against the UK, Prof. Richard EllisÌýon his long career as an astronomer, and Dr Jack Stilgoe of STS talking about his research into self-driving cars and artificial intelligence. The next episode, featuring Prof. Julienne Stroeve, will be released on Weds 16th October.
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