Public and Schools Lectures
Details of our programme of free public and schools lectures are posted below - we update this list and add new lectures regularly. If you would like to receive an email notification about future lectures and events please join our MMP events mailing list.
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The Maths of Diamonds, Race Fixing, Art Theft and Professor Moriarty
Thursday 12th February 2009, 5.00 - 6.00 pm
Professor John D. Barrow
University of Cambridge
Venue: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Clarkson Road, Cambridge
What has mathematics got to do with cutting brilliant diamonds, winning bets on fixed horse races, money laundering, and keeping an eye on valuable art treasures? And who was Professor Moriarty?
About the speaker:John D. Barrow is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University. His principal area of scientific research is cosmology, and he is the author of many highly acclaimed books about the nature and significance of modern developments in physics, astronomy, and mathematics.Professor Barrow is extensively involved in the presentation of science and mathematics to a broad range of audiences.He is a frequent broadcaster and contributor to magazines and newspapers in the UK and overseas.
Level: Secondary; open to the general public - For ages 15+
The Mathematics of Evolutionary Biology
Wednesday 25th February 2009, 5.00 - 6.00 pm
Professor Ray Goldstein
University of Cambridge
Venue: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Clarkson Road, Cambridge
One of the most fascinating questions in evolutionary biology concerns what pressures led single cell organisms to evolve into multicellular ones, and to divide up life's tasks among different cells. This lecture will explain how concepts and experimental techniques from mathematics and physics can help us answer this question.
About the speaker:Ray Goldstein is the Schlumberger Professor of Complex Physical Systems at the University of Cambridge. Educated at MIT and Cornell, he has worked on a wide range of subjects, from the shapes of stalactites to patterns in superconductors. His research group focuses primarily on biological physics and evolutionary biology, using techniques from cell biology, physics, fluid dynamics, and mathematics.
Level: Secondary; open to the general public - For ages 14+
Admission to all our lectures is free but by ticket only (unless otherwise marked): please email us stating clearly the date and title of the lecture you would like to attend and how many tickets you require, and we will confirm your ticket allocation by email. Download a map and directions to the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, where the lectures are held, unless marked otherwise, or see the University of Cambridge's online map. The main entrance to the Centre for Mathematical Sciences is via the footpath off Clarkson Road (running next to the Isaac Newton Institute car park) and then through the CMS gatehouse. This is signposted.
The Millennium Mathematics Project (MMP) is a maths education initiative for ages 5 to 19 and the general public, based at the
University of Cambridge
but active nationally and internationally.
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