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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

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Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic. In light of the social inequalities highlighted by COVID-19, this knowledge has never been more important. TALK LIKE A BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST. TAYLOR VAN DOREN PhD Candidate, University of Missouri, US.

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Flights of fancy: can we unravel the mystery of flight?

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Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection is one of the most important and ground-breaking scientific concepts ever constructed. The first step involves taking a CT or laser scan of the bird to visualise its bones and construct a digital model of its skeleton. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Evolutionary Biology. Published: May 26, 2022.

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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It is an incredibly useful field with a wide range of applications from biological and social sciences to computer animation and finance. Applied mathematics is essential to solving real world problems in many areas, and Anotida’s work goes far beyond his own research in theoretical and computational biology.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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As a result, a new discipline, known as research computing, has emerged to apply computers, not just software, to research including to help scientists capture images, construct models, which are turned into simulations, and analyse results. Research computing is a sub-discipline of computer science. Scientific imaging in physics.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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The main aim of this student-led, community-driven project was to improve sanitation in Thastayoc by providing clean water and constructing latrines and bio-digesters for the community. The community selected the option most appropriate for their needs and gave input as the final design was planned and constructed.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

A lot of science—and technology—has been constructed specifically around computationally reducible phenomena. And that’s for example why things like mathematical formulas have been able to be as successful in science as they have. It’s not exactly “solving science”, and it wouldn’t even allow one to “discover the unexpected”.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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However, all of these devices pale in comparison to a new bit of kit that is currently under construction at the lab. Once the team has chosen a location that it wants to construct a model for, the researchers need to collect data. Unfortunately, this put me off marine biology fairly quickly!

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