By Timothy Buttsworth, The University of Queensland Imagine the surface of a sphere. It’s nice and smooth- it has no sharp bits. If we cut it in half along the equator, we get the surfaces of two [...]
By Zackary Burton, La Trobe University My academic interests have always circulated between maths and physics. During high school I was under the impression that maths was just something I would [...]
By Lachlan Bubb, The University of Adelaide Influenza. Smallpox. Ebola. These are just a few of the infectious diseases that have plagued our society; hugely damaging diseases that have left [...]
By Alexander Browning, Queensland University of Technology Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. It resulted in the deaths of just over 3000 Australian men in [...]
AMSI wishes to congratulate to the 2015 Abel Prize winners: John F. Nash Jr., Princeton University; and Louis Nirenberg, Courant Institute, New York University. They have been award the [...]
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 26 MARCH, 2015: The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is delighted with the recent recognition given to the prominence of the role mathematics and science have [...]
Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, released — at an address to the National Press Club —a report commissioned by the Australian Academy of Science and his office. The report reflects the [...]
MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015: Would you call a food blogger an expert? In the eyes of some mathematical algorithms that is exactly what they are. Online restaurant reviews are a way of [...]
Dr Norman Do is a self-proclaimed mathematics geek, and lecturer at Monash University. He often finds himself asking “what shape is that, how can I define it and what can it teach me about the [...]
NEWCASTLE, TUESDAY 13 JANUARY, 2015: We are surrounded by space. And there are lots of things in that space. Have you ever wondered how these things are classified as shapes or objects? People [...]
