Launched in March 2019 (and named “Living Proof” in February 2021), the INI podcast series aims to highlight the diverse people and explore the many interconnected topics linked to the Institute’s activities. Interviewees range from visiting academics and lecturers to mathematicians, other scientists, musicians, artists, students, and prominent figures within the University of Cambridge and beyond. The podcast typically involves mathematical themes, but is specifically aimed at a general audience. The focus is on the subjects being interviewed and the social stories they have to tell, not just on the significance and details of the research they may be undertaking. We hope there is interest and inspiration here for everyone.
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#30 “Exit strategy”: Director David Abrahams looks back on his 2016-2021 tenure at INI
David looks back on an intensive five years at the helm, considers the successes and challenges of his role, looks forward to opportunities that the future brings, and (of course) finds time for some sporting chat
#29 All about Plus magazine, with Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas
The editors of Cambridge’s premier mathematical magazine on the many joys of being a maths communicator, and the thrill that comes from finding and inspiring audiences with the most unusual of subjects
Cambridge Philosophical Society mini-series #3: Dr Jay Taylor
Early career researcher Dr Jay Taylor discusses groups, representations, the academic disruption wrought by COVID-19, and just how much of a difference the right funding can make to a junior academic
Cambridge Philosophical Society mini-series #2: Dr Elena Luca
Dr Elena Luca recounts her recent feast of attendance at the Institute, the essential nature of funding for younger academics, and the value of a supportive atmosphere for women in mathematics
“Art of INI” mini-series #1: What can maths offer art and art offer maths?
The Isaac Newton Institute hosts many sculptures, drawings, paintings, carvings and other artworks, as well as more than 2,500 visiting mathematicians per year. But where do these two worlds collide? Are mathematics and art aspiring to the same goals? What interactions exist between the two? Can one inspire the other? Barry Phipps and David Abrahams join Dan Aspel to find out
Cambridge Philosophical Society mini-series #1: Dr Francisco Sahli
Post-doctoral researcher Dr Francisco Sahli discusses his experience of the Institute, the ensuing collaborations and the importance of funding for more junior members of the community
#28 Twenty-seven years of progress: an interview with Professor Valerie Isham
Professor Valerie Isham discusses developments within the science of modeling pandemics, the challenges and surprising benefits of remote working and virtual meetings, and the pervasive fascination of probability and statistics
#27 “An ecology of people telling it how it is”: an interview with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter
David Spiegelhalter shares his thoughts on a frenetic six months of risk communication, the pitfalls of “number theatre”, why nobody should be “following the science”
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