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Oxford Sparks Big Questions

Apr 29, 2016

What is a network and how can you use mathematics to unravel the relationships between a variety of different things? How can this understanding then be applied to a range of different settings? Professor Mason Porter studies how things are connected using mathematics. He builds up models of these connections to...


Apr 22, 2016

How do new fathers form relationships with their children? What is the unique role of a father? What do they contribute to the development of their children? What is male post-natal depression? Having a child is a huge change in any person's life - but research has only recently focussed on the experiences of fathers....


Apr 12, 2016

How can working with people to understand how they use their local plants be used to protect them when industry moves in? How do we find and conserve areas of high 'bioquality'? William Hawthorn explains how being able to identify what plants are where, and what their value are to local people can help protect the...