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Tracking Life 40 Degrees South

Tracking Life 40 Degrees South

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Professor Gideon Henderson and colleagues on on understanding the underpinnings of Life in the Oceans.

The surprising uses of auctions

The surprising uses of auctions

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Professor Paul Klemperer on how auction maths can make markets work better: and how academic research (in this case, on geometry) can be turned immediately into real-world policy.

A computer model of the heart

A computer model of the heart

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Professor David Gavaghan on mathematical models of the heart, and making them work better to allow for predictions of heart function.

Citizen Science translating ancient lives

Citizen Science translating ancient lives

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For more than a century, scholars have worked on the Oxyrhynchus Papyri: a million fragments of documents recovered from Egypt in the early 20th century, containing everything from lost Gospels to ancient tax returns. Led by Dr Dirk Obbink, the Ancient Lives project digitised the fragments, and allowed members of the public to identify the characters they contained.

Sharing the beauty of networks

Sharing the beauty of networks

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Dr Mason Porter discusses the beauty of network maths, and how he and his colleagues have pioneered a programme to teach others about this vital area of mathematical understanding.

The TOBY Trial - cooling babies

The TOBY Trial - cooling babies

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Cooling or 'moderate hypothermia' is used to treat term babies who experienced a lack of oxygen during birth. It has been shown to reduce the risk of death or impairment and is now the treatment recommended by National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

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