Volume 54 | Number 05 | June 2021
Balancing Homeostasis and Health

Balancing Homeostasis and Health

The concept of homeostasis clearly exemplifies the breakdown of mechanistic models when applied to the human body.

Fighting a Pandemic with Medical Imaging and Machine Learning: Lessons Learned from COVID-19

Fighting a Pandemic with Medical Imaging and Machine Learning: Lessons Learned from COVID-19

Machine learning for image-based diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 is promising but entails numerous pitfalls.

Mathematical Models of Traffic Flow

Mathematical Models of Traffic Flow

A novel mathematical model uses the continuum limit of particle models to analyze single and multi-lane traffic.

Getting to Know the Mexico Section of SIAM

Getting to Know the Mexico Section of SIAM

The Mexico Section of SIAM provides a broad and inclusive channel for the exchange of information and ideas.

Is There an Artificial Intelligence in the House?

Is There an Artificial Intelligence in the House?

Researchers must contend with biases in healthcare AI that can lead to disparities in diagnosis and treatment. 

SIAM Members Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

SIAM Members Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences recently announced the election of 120 new members, including five SIAM members.

Strolling Through Jacobi Fields

Strolling Through Jacobi Fields

Mark Levi gives a back-of-the-envelope derivation of the Jacobi equation for geodesics in a special case.

An Exploration of Inliers

An Exploration of Inliers

The second edition of Mining Imperfect Data focuses on common imperfections in real datasets.