By David Ceddia, Monash University Within colloquial language exists the simile ‘dry as a bone’ which is often used to refer to something that is extremely dry. For example; that dessert is dry [...]
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 [...]
By Lauren Borg, University of Wollongong An article focusing on the topic of wheat might seem a little dull, even for a mathematical sciences blog, but wheat is really an unsung hero and it’s [...]
By Ryann Sullivan, Deakin University As technology has progressed and mobile phones have become part of everyday life, the prospects of research in activity recognition using mobile devices have [...]
By Shian Su, Walter and Eliza Hall Institue of Medical Research I present to you something I like to call the “Layman’s Conjecture”, it is stated as follows: “There is probably a program for [...]
By Michelle Strumila, Monash University In physics, there is something called a Feynman diagram. It is a way of representing the interactions between particles. This is the way quantum field [...]
By David Stojanovski, Monash University Bone – most people wouldn’t consider it alive. It isn’t soft and pliable like our muscles, fat, organ tissue or hair. However, bone [...]
