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    Is Reality Limited to what Science can Uncover?

    Is science complete in itself, or does it act as a pointer or signpost to matters beyond its boundaries? C.S. Lewis argued that nature bears witness to the existence and nature of God, and developed the idea in works such as 'Miracles' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'

    The Mathematical Skyline

    Where should you stand in order to photograph the restored four chimneys of Battersea power station equally spaced along the skyline? - The answer will take us to the heart of the mathematical field of projective geometry.

    Mathematics Goes To The Movies

    Characters such as Shrek are actually a collection of triangles and other mathematical objects, demonstrating the role of mathematics in the creation of movies.

    Does Faith Make Sense of Things?

    How can we find the best explanation of what we observe? Why do human beings enjoy pondering puzzles, such as the meaning of life? We can we learn much from Dorothy L. Sayers, whose detective novels and religious writings saw human beings as searching for 'patterns' in life.

    The Challenge of Big Data

    Information plays a huge role in the modern world, with vast amounts of data literally at our finger tips. The Internet is leading to an ever-increasing amount of data, leading to the ‘challenge of Big Data’.

    Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair

    From Leonardo da Vinci to the Brothers Grimm our fascination with hair has endured in art and science. This talk will cover the mathematics involved, focusing on the important historical developments of elasticity theory due to Euler and Bernoulli.

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