s Describing the Oceans By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 10:25:09 -0400 Imagine trying to describe the circulation and temperatures across the vast expanse of our oceans. Good models of our oceans not only benefit fishermen on our coasts but farmers inland as well. Until recently, there were neither adequate tools nor enough data to construct models. Now with new data and new mathematics, short-range climate forecasting for example, of an upcoming El Nino is possible.There is still much work to be done in long-term climate forecasting, however, and we only barely understand the oceans. Existing equations describe ocean dynamics, but solutions to the equations are currently out of reach. No computer can accommodate the data required to approximate a good solution to these equations. Researchers therefore make simplifying assumptions in order to solve the equations. New data are used to test the accuracy of models derived from these assumptions. This research is essential because we cannot understand our climate until we understand the oceans. For More Information: What.s Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Vol 1, Barry Cipra. Full Article
s Catching and Releasing: Part 2 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:46:50 -0400 There.s more mathematics involved in juggling than just trying to make sure that the number of balls (or chainsaws) that hits the ground stays at zero. Subjects such as combinatorics and abstract algebra help jugglers answer important questions, such as whether a particular juggling pattern can actually be juggled. For example, can balls be juggled so that the time period that each ball stays aloft alternates between five counts and one? The answer is Yes. Math also tells you that the number of balls needed for such a juggling pattern is the average of the counts, in this case three. Once a pattern is shown to be juggleable and the number of balls needed is known, equations of motion determine the speed with which each ball must be thrown and the maximum height it will attain. Obviously the harder a juggler throws, the faster and higher an object will go. Unfortunately hang time increases proportionally to the square root of the height, so the difficulty of keeping many objects in the air increases very quickly. Both math and juggling have been around for millennia yet questions still remain in both subjects. As two juggling mathematicians wrote, .A juggler, like a mathematician, is never finished: there is always another great unsolved problem. Full Article
s Catching and Releasing: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:21:21 -0400 There.s more mathematics involved in juggling than just trying to make sure that the number of balls (or chainsaws) that hits the ground stays at zero. Subjects such as combinatorics and abstract algebra help jugglers answer important questions, such as whether a particular juggling pattern can actually be juggled. For example, can balls be juggled so that the time period that each ball stays aloft alternates between five counts and one? The answer is Yes. Math also tells you that the number of balls needed for such a juggling pattern is the average of the counts, in this case three. Once a pattern is shown to be juggleable and the number of balls needed is known, equations of motion determine the speed with which each ball must be thrown and the maximum height it will attain. Obviously the harder a juggler throws, the faster and higher an object will go. Unfortunately hang time increases proportionally to the square root of the height, so the difficulty of keeping many objects in the air increases very quickly. Both math and juggling have been around for millennia yet questions still remain in both subjects. As two juggling mathematicians wrote, .A juggler, like a mathematician, is never finished: there is always another great unsolved problem. Full Article
s Finding Friends: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 10:02:39 -0400 Facebook has over 700 million users with almost 70 billion connections. The hard part isn.t people making friends; rather it.s Facebook.s computers storing and accessing relevant data, including information about friends of friends. The latter is important for recommendations to users (People You May Know). Much of this work involves computer science, but mathematics also plays a significant role. Subjects such as linear programming and graph theory help cut in half the time needed to determine a person.s friends of friends and reduce network traffic on Facebook.s machines by about two-thirds. What.s not to like? The probability of people being friends tends to decrease as the distance between them increases. This makes sense in the physical world, but it.s true in the digital world as well. Yet, despite this, the enormous network of Facebook users is an example of a small-world network. The average distance between Facebook users the number of friend-links to connect people is less than five. And even though the collection of users and their connections may look chaotic, the network actually has a good deal of structure. For example, it.s searchable. That is, two people who are, say, five friend-links away, could likely navigate from one person to the other by knowing only the friends at each point (but not knowing anyone.s friends of friends). For More Information: Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning about a Highly Connected World, David Easley and Jon Kleinberg, 2010. Full Article
s Thinking Outside the Box Score - Math and basketball: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:03:35 -0400 Muthu Alagappan explains how topology and analytics are bringing a new look to basketball. Full Article
s Getting Inside Your Head - The brain's communication pathways: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:07:40 -0400 Van Wedeen talks about the geometry of the brain's communication pathways. Full Article
s Making an Attitude Adjustment: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:46:04 -0500 Nazareth Bedrossian talks about using math to reposition the International Space Station. Full Article
s Unifying Diverse Cities: Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:49:34 -0500 Despite the considerable variety among cities, researchers have identified common mathematical properties that hold around the world, regardless of a city.s population, location or even time. Full Article
s Scheduling Sports By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:45:57 -0400 Michael Trick talks about creating schedules for leagues. Full Article
s Treating Tremors - Helping with Parkinson's disease - Part 1 By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 10:57:56 -0500 Researcher: Christopher Butson, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah. Christopher Butson talks about work he's done to help treat Parkinson's disease. Full Article
s Going Over the Top - Designing roller coasters By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 11:00:06 -0500 Researcher: Meredith Greer, Bates College. Going Over the Top Description: Meredith Greer talks about math and roller coasters. Full Article
s Holding the Lead Description By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:08:47 -0400 Researcher: Sidney Redner, Santa Fe Institute Moment: Moment Title: Holding the Lead Description: Sidney Redner talks about how random walks relate to leads in basketball. Full Article
s Adding a New Wrinkle Description By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:42:44 -0400 Researcher: Norbert Stoop, MIT Title: Adding a New Wrinkle Description: Norbert Stoop talks about new research on the formation of wrinkles. Full Article
s Scanning Ancient Sites By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:47:45 -0400 Researcher: Jackson Cothren, University of Arkansas Moment Title: Scanning Ancient Sites Description: Jackson Cothren talks about creating three-dimensional scans of ancient sites. Full Article
s Working With the System: Part 2 By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:53:25 -0400 Researcher: Cristina Stoica, Wilfrid Laurier University Description: Cristina Stoica talks about celestial mechanics. Full Article
s Thwarting Poachers: Part 2 By www.ams.org Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 14:55:20 -0400 Researcher: Thomas Snitch, University of Maryland Description: Thomas Snitch talks about nabbing poachers with math. Audio files: podcast-mom-poaching-1.mp3 and podcast-mom-poaching-2.mp3 Full Article
s Dis-playing the Game of Thrones: Part 2 By www.ams.org Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 15:05:03 -0400 Researcher: Andrew Beveridge, Macalester College Moment Title: Dis-playing the Game of Thrones Description: Andrew Beveridge uses math to analyze Game of Thrones. Full Article
s Explaining Rainbows By www.ams.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:15:00 -0400 Researcher: John A. Adam, Old Dominion University. John A. Adam explains the math and physics behind rainbows. Full Article
s Designing Better Bicycles By www.ams.org Published On :: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:50:34 -0400 Researcher: Jim Papadopoulos, Northeastern University Description: Jim Papadopoulos talks about his years of research analyzing bicycles. Full Article
s Hunting for Planets By www.ams.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:57:45 -0400 Researcher: Konstantin Batygin, Caltech Description: Konstantin Batygin talks about using math to investigate the existence of Planet Nine. Full Article
s Generating Patterns Part 2 By www.ams.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:07:05 -0400 Researcher: Michel C. Molinkovitch, University of Geneva Description: Michel C. Milinkovitch used math, physics, and biology for an amazing discovery about the patterns on a lizard's skin. Full Article
s Scoring with New Thinking By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:52:44 -0400 Researcher: Andy Andres, Boston University Moment: http://www.ams.org/samplings/mathmoments/mm136-baseball.pdf Andy Andres on baseball analytics. Full Article
s Going Into a Shell By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:01:39 -0400 Researcher: Derek Moulton, University of Oxford Moment: http://www.ams.org/samplings/mathmoments/mm138-shells.pdf Description: Derek Moulton explains the math behind the shapes of seashells. Full Article
s Revolutionizing and Industry By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:03:51 -0400 Researchers: Christopher Brinton, Zoomi, Inc. and Princeton University, and Mung Chiang, Purdue University Moment: http://www.ams.org/samplings/mathmoments/mm139-netflix.pdf Description: Christopher Brinton and Mung Chiang talk about the Netflix Prize competition. Full Article
s Unbunching Buses By www.ams.org Published On :: Sun, 9 Jun 2019 13:24:43 -0400 Researchers: Vikash V. Gayah and S. Ilgin Guler, Pennsylvania State University Description: Gayah and Guler talk about mitigating the clustering of buses on a route. Full Article
s Screening for Autism By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:31:54 -0400 Researcher: Jordan Hashemi, Duke University Description: Jordan Hashemi talks about an easy-to-use app to screen for autism. Full Article
s Making Beautiful Mathematics By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:31:56 -0400 Rob Schneiderman talks about the metaphorical connections between math and music Full Article
s Unmasking Deepfakes By www.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:35:33 -0400 Hany Farid talks about fighting fake videos: "Mathematically, there's a lot of linear algebra, multivariate calculus, probability and statistics, and then a lot of techniques from pattern recognition, signal processing, and image processing." Full Article
s When Your Passion Works Against You By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:02:52 +0000 Strategy Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 13:00 Full Article
s Housing Advocates Sound Alarm as May Rents Collide with Coronavirus By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:19:54 +0000 Real Estate Strategy Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 13:15 Full Article
s Is the Federal Reserve helping Main Street or Wall Street? By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:30:01 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 13:15 Full Article
s The World’s Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:34:19 +0000 Organizations Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 13:30 Full Article
s In Effort to Stop Faulty Goods, China Asks Importers to Ensure PPE Meets Standards By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:36:45 +0000 Strategy Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 13:30 Full Article
s Fed Faces Risky, Inflationary Divorce from Treasury Post Covid By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:38:38 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:30 Full Article
s Welcome to the Most Expensive US Stock Market in Two Decades By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:41:05 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:45 Full Article
s Unemployment Claims from Asian Americans Have Spiked 6,900% in New York. Here's Why By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:43:20 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:45 Full Article
s For Many Small Businesses, U.S. Coronavirus Aid Falls Short By www8.gsb.columbia.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:45:47 +0000 Business Economics and Public Policy Healthcare Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:45 Full Article
s euromicron AG takes on Funkwerk as a strategic anchor investor By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:52:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and specialist for networking business and production processes, has taken on Funkwerk AG, Kölleda, as a strategic anchor investor. Funkwerk AG is a leading provider of innovative communication, information and security systems and intends to acquire a total of up to around 28% of euromicron AG’s increased share capital following the implementation of the resolved capital measures. Full Article
s Letter from the Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, Evelyne Freitag, to shareholders By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:19:00 +0200 Dear Shareholders, As Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, I am contacting you personally today in advance of the Annual General Meeting to ask for your continued trust and support. Full Article
s euromicron AG improves earnings in first half of 2019 By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0200 Consolidated sales of EUR 146.7 million EBITDA (before IFRS 16) increased strongly by EUR 3.8 million to EUR 2.1 million Forecast for 2019 as a whole confirmed Working capital ratio declines by 2 percentage points to 10.6% euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and specialist for the digital networking of business and production processes, published its preliminary figures for the first half of 2019 today. Full Article
s euromicron AG publishes 2019 Half-Year Report By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:58:00 +0200 Final half-year figures equivalent to the published figures EUR 3.8 million increase in EBITDA (before IFRS 16) shows improved quality of the margin Forecast for 2019 as a whole confirmed euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and specialist for the digital networking of business and production processes, published its report for the first half of 2019 today. Full Article
s euromicron AG bundles digital competencies and forms Digital Hub By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 22:03:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and specialist for the digital support of business processes through secure infrastructures, is pooling its digital expertise at KORAMIS GmbH, the group subsidiary that specializes in cyber security and automation. With focus on digital platforms and services KORAMIS’ portfolio will also cover the areas Smart IoT, Smart Building as well as Data Management in the future. For this step the management of KORAMIS GmbH was extended by Andreas Schmidt. Full Article
s euromicron AG successfully completes 2019 capital increase By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:01:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and expert on the digital networking of business and production processes, has now fully placed the capital increase it resolved on July 10, 2019. Full Article
s euromicron AG’s Annual General Meeting adopts all agenda items and elects new Supervisory Board By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:46:00 +0200 euromicron AG, a medium-sized technology group and expert on digital networking of business and production processes, held its Annual General Meeting 2019 in Frankfurt/Main on August 29, 2019. 42 percent of the share capital was represented. At the Annual General Meeting, the Executive Board reported on the operating performance in fiscal year 2018 and in the first half of 2019 and gave an outlook on the current fiscal year. One focus was on the implementation of the measures initiated to focus on and further develop the business model. Full Article
s euromicron involved in modernizing the campus of Kiel University By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:03:00 +0200 ssm euromicron GmbH, a system house subsidiary of euromicron AG, is involved in a project to provide the technical equipment for the new building for the Institute of Geosciences at Kiel’s Christian Albrechts University. The seven-story new building is part of a campus-wide modernization initiative that is one of the largest public high-rise projects in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Full Article
s euromicron AG publishes its report on the third quarter of 2019 By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:51:00 +0100 Final numbers for the first nine months match previously published figures Development of consolidated sales due to order postponements behind plan EBITDA (before IFRS 16) of €2.0 million and so slightly up year over year Capital increase completed successfully in the third quarter of 2019 Guidance for the whole of 2019 adjusted Full Article
s euromicron AG: New appointments to and expansion of the Executive Board of euromicron AG By www.euromicron.de Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:38:00 +0100 The Supervisory Board of euromicron AG (WKN A1K030) announced a new appointment and expansion of the Executive Board of euromicron AG today, thus initiating a first step for a new phase in the realignment of the Group. Effective January 1, 2020, Dr. Michael Hofer will be appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Dr. Andreas Schmid Chief Operations Officer (COO) on the Executive Board of euromicron AG. Full Article
s Hydel blow away rivals to keep Champs title By sportsjamaica.com Published On :: Hydel, despite trailing their rivals for two straight days, easily retained their title Full Article
s 'We are very, very satisfied' By sportsjamaica.com Published On :: Chris Gayle had every reason to celebrate West Indies' seven-wicket victory over Australia on Saturday Full Article
s Barnes no longer Jamaica's coach - Last-minute goal brings sweet victory over Panama By sportsjamaica.com Published On :: THERE'S nothing like the sweet taste of victory, especially when it's long in coming. Full Article