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Mathematical Biology

Adam meets mathematical biologist Dr. Thomas Woolley from Cardiff University to learn how mathematicians can explain a leopard鈥檚 spots, a zebra鈥檚 stripes and the spread of disease.

How does a leopard get its spots and a zebra its stripes? What can the zombie apocalypse teach us about preventing the spread of disease? And what can we learn from a field full of sweaty grasshoppers? In this week鈥檚 show Adam is in conversation with mathematical biologist Dr. Thomas Woolley. Thomas, of Cardiff University鈥檚 School of Mathematics, uses mathematics to understand biological processes and the mechanisms by which genes create everything from human fingerprints to the rings in a lemur鈥檚 tale. Adam talks to Thomas about his career, his research as a mathematical biologist and his mathematical outreach to prisoners at HMP Cardiff and even to theatre audiences

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Jun 2019 06:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Jun 2019 18:30
  • Wed 5 Jun 2019 05:30
  • Sun 9 Jun 2019 06:30

Adam Walton

Adam Walton

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