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Beyond the Uncertainty, Real Moves to Manage Climate Change
Reflecting on the enormity of the potential impacts of climate change, and whether we can realistically fight back, can be an intimidating exercise. But for Eve McDonald-Madden (L’Oréal Australia 2011 International Fellow) and Nicola Ranger, there are definite steps we can take to prepare, and to limit the severity of these consequences. From two very different angles, both scientists are already at it, using practical tools for concrete action.
Creativity and Adventure for Two Women in Mathematics
Two women of different cultures, generations, and specialties have both chosen a field that remains one of the most heavily male-dominated: mathematics. Far from evoking the rote memorization of inflexible formulae that many associate with high school math class, Nicole El Karoui and Carolina Canales describe a world of creativity and freedom. Certain realities for women in the field may translate into extra challenges, but, passionate for their subject, they remain undaunted.
Complex Systems and the Number of Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
A mathematical model to predict the growth of deadly terrorist attacks was published on 1 July 2011 in Science along with an estimate of when attacks may occur in the future. Using a study of public data regarding human losses in Afghanistan and Irak over 7 to 10 year periods, the scientists conclude that terrorist attacks follow the mathematic schemas already known to social sciences and applicable to human activities more generally.
Science and Musicology
The 3rd ‘Science and Musicology’ meetings provided the occasion for teachers and students of the Science and Musicology double degree to present their degree as well as their professional opportunities. In the middle of the afternoon, Catherine Rudent, lecturer at Paris-Sorbonne University presented a conference that developed a musicological approach to voices in song. Towards the end of the day, students studying the double degree were offered a pleasant musical moment that varied in style from classical, to post rock and rock. It was an opportunity for all to become familiar with this juncture between science and music.
