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In this episode of Digits and Destinies, we have Dr. Forest Agostinelli - assistant professor of computer science and engineering and faculty member of the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of South Carolina- to talk about:
-His research projects at the University of South Carolina
-AI for solving Rubik's Cube and his results
-Different mathematical subjects which are useful for AI Pain point of being a researcher-struggle to switch off the brain
-Researchers are at the risk of mental health
-Playing music for fun
https://cse.sc.edu/~foresta/
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In this episode of Digits and Destinies, we have Dr. Forest Agostinelli - assistant professor of computer science and engineering and faculty member of the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of South Carolina- to talk about:
-University majors which lead to a career in AI
-Why AI and what the future of AI will look like?
-AI for solving real-life problems
-Required skills to work in AI fields
-What’s creativity and why it’s needed
-Can computers become creative?
-C++, Python, R or Matlab? Which one is needed?
-Is Excel still useful?
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Spend a bit of time to get to learn about a powerful statistical app which helps ecologists count animals. In this episode Robin Aldridge-Sutton will talk about:
-The importance of recording the number of animals practically endangered species, -Why ecologists need statistical tools for counting animals,
-His powerful app which helps ecologists counting animals
-His messages for maths/stats or data lovers.
Watch the video through this link:
https://youtu.be/6yOuhEFxV70
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About the Speaker
Robin Aldridge-Sutton is a statistician and data-analyst. He likes maths, statistics, data analysis, philosophy, chess and running. He is from New Zealand and completed a bachelor's degree in maths and philosophy followed by honours and master's degrees in philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington.
After completing his degrees, he moved to South Korea and worked for 6 years as an English teacher. Life took him back home where he decided to start a new direction and become a data scientist. He ended up completing another bachelor's degree in data science followed by an honours in statistics at University of Auckland in New Zealand in 2020. In this episode, he will talk about his life journey and what a data analyst needs to build up a successful career!
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In this episode Dr. Pooyan Jamshidi talks about the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning algorithms using a simple language. He also talks about the critical role of mathematics to build up a career in this space.
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In this episode of Hi I Like Maths, Dr. Pooyan Jamshidi from the University of South Carolina talks about his breakthrough ideas in Artificial Intelligence for which he was awarded $1.2 million from National science Foundation.
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Prof. Mary Myerscough from the University of Sydney talks about the way mathematics save honeybees.
In this episode Prof. Mary Myerscough talks about:
Her background
The importance of honeybee in our lives
Why honeybee hives are collapsing and what are the consequences of it
How mathematics can prevent honeybee hive from collapsing
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Summary of the Talk
Spend 30 min to watch/listen this fun and useful episode of I Like Maths in which our guest speaker Dr. George Papadopoulos talks about
His professional challenges as a mathematics educator
Casualization system and its drawbacks
His personal pains which has made him a great maths educator
Advices and rituals
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Spend 30 min to listen this fun and useful episode of Digits and Destinies in which our guest speaker Dr. George Papadopoulos talks about
Mathematics as a great subject for upskilling studentsThe way maths helps creating great job opportunitiesMathematics mindset (its benefits and drawbacks)Disengagement as a major problem in Australian schoolsThis is the time to change Australian culture towards mathematicsOngoing pandemic: insufficient mathematics foundation of students entering universitiesAbout the speaker:
Mr. George Papadopoulos is Australian with Greek background. He completed, bachelor in advanced mathematics and master in Applied mathematics. In 2012 he started a Ph.D in mathematics education at the University of Sydney. He has great teaching experiences and has been teaching maths to children and university students for more than 10 years. He has a lot of stories related to maths, educations and his own journey to share with us.
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In this episode of I Like Maths, Dr. Ran Fuchs talks about developing a right mindset which is based on logic and emotion in life. He also talks about his challenges as a scientist and some of his pain points during his journey so far.
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This is the snapshot of another episode of I Like Maths which is about different ways to encourage children to learn and enjoy maths. In this episode Karen Harling McDaid shares 6 useful tips for increasing the engagement of children in maths at home and school.
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Dr. Mary Coupland has found mathematics to be an easy subject from a very young age. She has been fascinated by the way it has been applied in various areas. This made her gravitate toward applied mathematics. She also enjoys teaching this subject and using its applications for motivating and engaging her students. During her talk, she provided useful hints for parents and teachers to help them learn maths and enjoy it.
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In this episode Dr. Usha Sridhar talks about her journey and the way mathematics has shaped it, her challenges as an educator, mother, student, immigrant and employee.
Dr. Usha Sridhar is a Sripathi Gold medalist from Andhra University (topped in all Science departments' results and achieved University First). She complete two Ph.D in mathematics (yes 2 Ph.D) in the area of Analysis, Complex Variables and Proof Theory and Artificial Neural Networks. Apart from her great academic achievements, she has also worked in finance field for 8 years.
Usha's passion about teaching, is nurtured by her parents. She has been teaching Mathematics, Numerical Techniques, Business, Statistics, Quantitative Methods and related subjects at various universities for more than three decades. Usha is part of the Teaching team won the prestigious UTS (University of Technology Sydney) Teaching citation award in 2011, 2018 and 2020.
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In this episode of Digits and Destinies, Dr. Ran Fuchs talks about the disaster of mathematics education at schools and provides effective solutions to change it.
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In this episode of I Like Maths, Dr. Karen Harling McDaid explains why it is important to build a positive attitude toward mathematics during childhood and how it can be achieved.
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People who have a passion for math often possess a unique set of skills that are highly sought after in various industries. Through learning and understanding math, these individuals have built up impressive careers in fields such as finance, engineering, computer science, and many others. They have used their analytical and problem-solving abilities to make a significant impact in their chosen professions.
Digits and Destinies is a podcast which shares stories of people who make a significant impact in society through applying their mathematical skills.
The show is hosted by Dr. Linda Banihashemi who is an applied mathematician and mathematics educator. She is also the founder of Bungee Pi which helps children learn mathematics using storytelling, animations and real life applications. She is based in Sydney, Australia.
https://au.linkedin.com/in/nahidlinda
