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#59 Meeting the three mathematics medalists from the STEM for Britain awards 2024
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Episode #59 Meeting the three mathematics medalists from the STEM for Britain awards 2024
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In this episode of Living Proof, Dan Aspel is joined by three guests: Daniel Gardham (Surrey), Katherine Benjamin (Oxford), and Francisco de Melo Virissimo (LSE), all of whom won medals as podium finishers at the 2024 STEM for Britain awards at the UK parliament in March. The conversation covers their success in the highly competitive poster exhibition, how it felt to present their mathematical research to politicians and the public, and what the future holds for each of them from this point onwards. > https://stemforbritain.org.uk/ > https://www.newton.ac.uk/news/ini-news/stem-for-britain-winners-2024/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - How does it feel to have won medals at STEM for Britain? 04:40 - What attracted you to the event? 08:10 - What’s it like presenting mathematical research to MPs and politicians? 12:10 - Learning to communicate key information quickly and more efficiently, and comparisons with academic settings 16:40 - Could all academics benefit from this kind of experience? 19:00 - How would pure maths fare at en event such as STEM for Britain? 20:50 - A strong field of finalist posters, but little time to enjoy them 23:30 - The experience of visiting Parliament and the atmosphere of the event 27:27 - What does the future hold for each of you?
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