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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Professor Trent Penman, Dr Kate Parkins and Dr Erica Marshall are researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group, based at The University of Melbourne. It involves not just fire behaviour but also animal ecology, human ethics, social science, engineering, politics, environmental law, health science and mathematics.”

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

We explored how people use associations with colours and line properties to communicate emotions,” says Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychology. “In For the line drawings, we traced the contours with custom-made computer vision algorithms,” says Dirk. “We

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Professor Anotida Madzvamuse , an applied mathematician at the University of Sussex , in the UK, and the University of British Columbia , in Canada, led the UK-Africa Postgraduate Advanced Study Institute in Mathematical Sciences. How is mathematics applied to real world problems? Published: Mathematics is essential to our way of life.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Make the most of your time at high school to develop skills such as public speaking, teamwork and leadership. I began my career in the technical side of GIS, but I have been wooed to the social sciences. In high school, I focused on math and science as my main interests were in geometry and biology.

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Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

But at a personal and social level it was still always a lot of fun being around Ed and being exposed to his unique intense opportunistic energy—with its repeating themes but ever-changing directions. And there was one way in which Ed and I were very much aligned: both of our lives were deeply influenced by computers and computing.

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MARCH 21, 2023

Nowadays, scientists like Professor Ian Paulsen and his team at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology in Australia are uncovering not just how these processes work, but how to modify them to get microbes to produce chemicals that no natural microbe makes.

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MAY 23, 2022

At the University of Missouri , USA, Taylor van Doren and Professor Lisa Sattenspiel are investigating the impacts of the 1918 pandemic in Newfoundland, Canada, from a biological anthropology perspective. Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic.

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APRIL 26, 2022

The term font also refers to the piece of software that allows text to appear and function properly on a computer or smartphone screen. When desktop computers first entered mainstream use in the 90s, many people felt too intimidated to get onboard with the new technology. Keith collecting fonts in public signage. Pinterest.

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Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 2. And indeed particularly in chemistry and engineering it’s often been in the background, justifying all the computations routinely done using entropy. This is part 3 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. How Did We Get Here?

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

At 15th Street Farm in Florida, USA, Emmanuel Roux and Professor David Himmelgreen run an education project to help local families learn about their local food systems and make healthier food choices. Emmanuel is a chef, restauranteur and urban farmer, and David is a professor of anthropology.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Published: Social music programmes around the world are encouraging communities to sing and play their way from conflict to peace. The Arts of Inclusion (TAI), a network founded by Professor Oscar Odena at the University of Glasgow, UK, is studying the results to find out if music really does have healing powers. MEET ANDREA.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Students can discover how Professor Anotida Madzvamuse applies maths to address real-world challenges. Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser. Poetry – Professor Will May helped establish the Poetry Ambassadors scheme, allowing aspiring young poets to be mentored by experienced poets.

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