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"The applications of network science to crime fighting are even more remarkable and this relatively new field of research has proven to be very efficient in studying criminal systems"

How criminal gangs could be stopped by maths

Hamilton's quaternions had become the industry standard by the time NASA's Magellan probe to map Venus took off in 1989. Photo: Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis/ VCG via Getty Images

How a 19th century Irish mathematician helped NASA into space

Brainstorm / 16 Oct

"The consequences of rising sea levels around our coasts are serious". Photo: Joe Raedle/ Getty Images

How maths can calculate climate change's impact on our sea levels

Climate Change / 14 Oct

George Gabriel Stokes. Image: Royal Society

The story of Irish mathematician George Gabriel Stokes

History / 28 Aug

"There are scientifically proven ways to improve the boarding process or at least speed it up so that it can be over and done with more quickly" Photo: Chameleons Eye/Shutterstock

Stand in from the aisle: here's how we should be boarding planes

Aviation / 24 May

The numbers add up: "maths and stats are inextricably involved with essentially every technology and sector around us"

How maths can make beer, coffee, roads and fake news add up

The plaque commemorating flash of inspiration at Broom Bridge in Cabra. Photo: William Murphy https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/

Doing the math: in praise of Hamilton and quaternions

Maths / 18 Oct 18

"The average stay of patients who arrived by ambulance and admitted as an emergency is 2.2 times the length of stay of the walk-in patients"

How maths can help to deal with hospital overcrowding

Hospital Overcrowding / 15 Oct 18

75 percent of Irish consumers say they drink coffee and seven in ten drink more than one cup per day

The maths behind a perfect cup of coffee

Coffee / 14 Oct

Bang goes the no claims bonus

Using maths to fight fraudulent motor insurance claims

Car Insurance / 27 Apr 18

When it comes to teaching maths, think history, dancing, storytelling...and basketball

10 creative ways to teach maths

Maths / 13 Nov 17

Future mathematical women at work

Meet Ireland's pioneering mathematical women

Maths / 02 Nov 17

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