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Great Mathematical Myths

I will start by looking at the mythology that has gathered around the Golden Ratio, and also consider the fairness of cake-cutting, and changing choices in the Monty Hall problem.

Marilyn and the Goats: Probability Paradoxes

A lecture on the “Monty Hall Problem”, one of the...

Finding Stable Matches: The Mathematics of Computer Dating

Computer systems use mathematics to fly aircraft, carry out complex...

Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse

In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.

Cultural heritage in times of war and the present crisis in the Middle East

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Sir Derek Plumbly shares his perspective on the present crisis in the Middle East, with a history and an overview.

Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies

In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...

Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians

One of the most extraordinary pieces of new mathematics was...

Gaza-Israel: The Legal and the Military View

‘War Crimes’ – do we use the term too casually...

Unplugging computers

Patterns of Looting in Syria/Iraq and the Western Art Market

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Dr Mark Altaweel discusses the situation in Iraq and Syria since the Fall of Mosul in 2011 and the looting of historical objects and artefacts coming into the Western Art Market and being sold illegally.