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What counts?

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 04 December 2020
A collection of 'I voted' stickers styled in the American flag
Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores the mathematics around vote counting
Mining for maths

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Donation estimation

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 24 September 2020
A microscopic view of blood
Lucy Rycroft-Smith considers the mathematical practice of estimation in the context of blood donation
Mining for maths

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Time to have your mind blown

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 20 August 2020
An old fashioned alarm clock on a half pink half blue background
Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores some cultural, and sometimes controversial, aspects of time
Considering the research

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A matter of scale

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 01 May 2020
A graphic image similar to a microscopic view
Lucy Rycroft-Smith discusses the effect of COVID-19 on individual and global scales
Mining for maths

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Intersections: Mathematics and the creative director

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 09 April 2020
A computer desk with a keyboard, cactus, candle and notepad scattered over it
Lucy Rycroft-Smith asks a creative director how he uses maths in his role
Interviews and intersections

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Mind reading

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 02 April 2020
The mathematical sum 27 + 89
Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores how we visualise methods of addition
Teaching maths

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Handwashing and mathwashing

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 13 March 2020
A line graph showing 4 sets of data in different colours
Join Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey as they discuss mathematical models and the COVID-19 epidemic
Mining for maths

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Modelling dough

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 07 February 2020
Three different types of doughnuts placed on a wooden surface
Lucy Rycroft-Smith delves into doughnuts and asks whether ring varieties are better for you
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Toilet UX: a hot button issue

by Ray Knight & Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 22 November 2019
A toilet with push buttons of two different sizes, in a tiled room
Join Ray Knight and Lucy Rycroft-Smith as they discuss the user experience of toilet buttons
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Clandestine design

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 04 October 2019
A pencil being sharpened
Lucy Rycroft-Smith ponders the buttons found in a lift and whether they are well designed
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