Life & Death MathConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 469
May 11, 2020 • 51m
Life and Death Math
Guest: Kit Yates, author, "The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives," Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematical Sciences, and co-director, Centre for Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
The terror of pandemics lies in the math: how many people will catch the disease from one infected person? When you're calculating the risks of wearing a mask or not, social distancing or not, you need to understand the math.
Dancing with Physics
Guests: Emily Coates, Associate Professor, Theater and Perfomance Studies, and Director, Dance Studies, Yale University; Sara Demers, Horace D. Taft Associate Professor of Physics, Yale University
When a noted physicist collaborates with a choregrapher and dancer, we get a whole new perspective on friction, gravity, torque, and momentum.
Science of Shopping
Guest: Paco Underhill, environmental psychologist, author, "Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping," and founder, Envirosell
The design and layout of brick-and-mortar stores are part of their marketing plan. How to realize the ways sellers are trying to influence your behavior.