By William Troiani, The University of Melbourne What can and can’t a computer do This question is central to the area of Mathematics now referred to as computability theory. In the early 1900’s, [...]
By James Bailie, Australian National University Suppose you and your friend each read a book on a difficult subject. You think your book is harder than your friend’s, but your friend thinks the [...]
22 February 2017, The Australian, John Ross. In the wake of recent comments about feminisation of science, AMSI-ANZIAM Lecturer, Dr Maria Vlasiou has warned against second guessing women’s [...]
ABC News Breakfast, 15 December 2016, Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland. Should you buy that lottery ticket? What are the chances of being in a plane crash or terrorist attack? AMSI-SSA [...]
ABC Online, 15 December 2016, Patrick Wood. Flying, driving, choosing where to live, keeping out of harms way or deciding whether to buy a lottery ticket, risk and danger can seem to be [...]
Herald Sun, 9 December 2016, Aaron Langmaid. What are your chances of being struck by lightning? Canadian statistician and AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal, explains the [...]
The Advertiser, 12 December 2016, Tim Williams. We can all bet better at playing the odds according to Canadian Probability Expert and AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Rosenthal. He spoke to [...]
The Weekend Australian, 3-4 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince featured in coverage on Australian mathematics following the recent TIMSS report. In [...]
The Australian Financial Review, 3 December 2016, Tim Dodd. AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal, has called on parents and teachers to tackle maths anxiety and negative culture [...]
2UE, Breakfast with John and Garry, 28 November 2016. AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Jeffrey Rosenthal, caught up with 2UE’s John and Garry ahead of his recent public lecture at University of [...]