Events for Thursday 15th October 2009
Coleraine: Steve Humble, Dr Maths
Steve Humble a.k.a. Dr Maths has been active through the IMA (Institute of Maths and its Applications) in popularising mathematics.
How Mathematics Saves Lives - Professor John McCarthy
Mathematics has had a huge impact on public health in the last 150 years, from proving that dirty water spread cholera (before the cholera bacillus was discovered), to the creation of images using ultrasound or CAT scans.
Limerick: What are the Odds?, Nadia Baker NRICH
Outreach lecture by Dr Nadia Baker, Cambridge. Is it worth playing the lottery? How can you increase your chances of winning a game? If it sounds too good to be true, what haven’t you been told? Can you spot a scam before you fall for it? Nadia Baker from the Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge will reveal some of the hidden mathematics in our lives, helping to make sense of the world in situations involving risk, probability, chance and uncertainty.
Tralee - Maths Family Fun
A fun evening at Tralee IT Aimed at families with children in Primary Level Schools