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Jack To The Future

Episode 15- The Future of Maths

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🧮Can maths really predict the future?

© Laura Andrews Length 28 min 17 November 2021 Season 1 Episode 15 ScienceTalk USA Episodic

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© Laura Andrews Length 28 min 17 November 2021 Season 1 Episode 15 ScienceTalk USA Episodic

Trailer Jack to the future

Trailer Jack to the future

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

🧮Can maths really predict the future?

😫Do you suffer with maths anxiety?

#️⃣Will we run out of numbers?

👩🏾‍🏫Will maths be taught differently in the future?

Jack poses these questions and many more to his special guest, Professor Chris Budd from @The University of Bath in Episode 15- The Future of Maths 🎉 Chris chats to Jack about what an equation is and how some  can predict the future (to an extent!)

Jack loves hearing about the origins of some mathematical concepts, famous mathematicians and inventors. 🚨You do not have to have studied maths , be an expert or even really like maths to listen to this episode - the duo talk about how maths runs through everyday life, how it can be fun and it really is for everyone!

Don’t miss out on a chance to try your hand at some magic tricks and hear about Chris’s friend who can solve a Rubik's cube while simultaneously juggling! Who knew! 🤹‍♀️

Mentions/links

 Chris Budd - Gresham College- Mathematics and the Making of the Future and Modern World

Matt Parker- Stand-up Maths

 Galois Theory for Kids

UKMT (UK Mathematics Trust)

 NRich Maths

Plus Maths

E=mc2 for kids

 Hannah Fry - Can Maths Predict The Future

 Metro- Are We Running out of Numbers?

 Pythagoras for kids

Horrible Science: Evil Inventions

The Science Museum, London: Lovelace, Turing and The Invention of Computers

The Royal Institution: Christmas Lectures

Royal Institution Masterclasses


© Laura Andrews | 28 min

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