#24 Mathematics goes virtual, with Professor Rebecca Hoyle
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| Description: | In this episode we speak to Professor Rebecca Hoyle about the relevance of study groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the thinking behind the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences [V-KEMS] initiative. |
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| Created: | 2020-09-01 11:54 | ||||||
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| Collection: | Living Proof - the Isaac Newton Institute podcast | ||||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||||
| Copyright: | Dan Aspel | ||||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||||
| Keywords: | isaac newton institute; rebecca hoyle; study group; vkems; COVID-19; | ||||||
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| Abstract: | In this episode we speak to Professor Rebecca Hoyle about the relevance of study groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the thinking behind the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in Mathematical Sciences [V-KEMS] initiative. Rebecca is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Southampton (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/maths/about/staff/rbh2c14.page), and her interdisciplinary work focuses on dynamical processes in biology and social science. You can find her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/rebeccahoyle
00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - A short history of study groups 03:50 - … leading to V-KEMS 08:00 - The realities of virtual working 09:25 - Topics within recent virtual study groups 12:00 - What’s it like to attend a “virtual” study group, and who attends? 20:20 - Diverse research and psychological wellbeing 25:45 - Is a virtual experience a “real” experience? 32:00 - A “giant river of mathematics” 33:00 - Stand-up mathematics: “terrifying, but fun if you survive” 35:50 - Social media recommendations |
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