Why some enjoy the subject for what it is Let us begin with an unusual counting puzzle. Imagine two blocks labelled 1 and 2, next to each other on the ground beside a wall. Assume that the ground is frictionless, and that the blocks will not lose energy when they hit each other or […]
Maths is providing new ways to make sense of biology In the early 2000s, a fierce debate was raging among health practitioners about when to start HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy. The standard approach at the time was to delay treatment until the disease had progressed to a critical stage. However, emerging mathematical models […]
