Maths, the silent science partner

19/04/2011 12 min
Maths, the silent science partner

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Episode Synopsis

In this week's podcast: We talk to mathematician Tony Crilly about the role of maths in science and whether it's possible to determine a fair voting system by using a mathematical theory. We also talk about his latest book Big Questions: Mathematics.The British Medical Journal contribution by Duncan Jarvies is on the development of an artificial pancreas which could make life much simpler for diabetics.Presented by Clive Cookson with Diana Garnham.Produced by LJ Filotrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.