Questions of Responsibility: Modelling in the Age of COVID-19 Happening NowScience PolicyResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM Newssiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Modelling a pandemic requires work at the third level of ethical engagement: taking a seat at the table of power.
Why are U.S. Political Parties So Polarized? Happening NowPress ReleasesResearch A new study sheds light on why the two U.S. political parties may polarize without voters doing the same.
A Mathematical Model for the Seasonality of Urban Heat Islands ResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth A new mathematical model describes the variation of the urban heat island effect across cities and seasons.
Simplified Geodynamo Model Enables Decadal-scale Geomagnetic Forecasting Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Kyle Gwirtz presents a reduced-order model of the geodynamo that assesses data assimilation systems for geomagnetic forecasting at MPE20.
Computational Simulations of Pulsating Soft Corals Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth At MPE20, Shilpa Khatri used computational simulations in the context of fluid flow to explore the benefits of coral pulsations.
Pattern Formation in Intertidal Oyster Reefs Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Sofya Zaytseva explored the mathematics of pattern formation in intertidal oyster reefs during an MPE20 virtual presentation.
Agent-based Models Shed Light on Blue Whale Migration Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth At MPE20, Stephanie Dodson used agent-based models to better understand migration patterns in Northern Pacific blue whales.
Long-term Permafrost Degradation Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Dmitry Nicolsky investigated the impact of heat flux and water level on permafrost thawing at MPE20.
Machine Learning for the Global Forecast Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth At MPE20, Dale Durran discussed how machine learning can be applied to predicting large-scale atmospheric dynamics.
Computational and Mobile Photography: The History of the Smartphone Camera Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsImaging Science During an IS20 minitutorial, Peyman Milanfar of Google Research explores how the mobile phone became a camera.
Mathematically Modeling Population Collapse in “Elite-Dominated” Societies ResearchResearch Nuggets Naghmeh Akhavan and James A.Yorke present a class of differential equation models that help determine why populations collapse.
Rethinking Flight Schedules for the Post-Pandemic World ResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsOptimization Vikrant Vaze explores the feasibility of designing profitable flight schedules that align with passenger preferences.
Three-Dimensional Particle Tracking in Cells Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsLife Sciences Jay Newby explained how particle tracking in cells can reveal the diffusivity of the cytoplasm during AN20.
Protecting Hemlock Trees from the Invasive Woolly Adelgid Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth Hannah Thompson utilized several models to better understand and mitigate woolly adelgid damage to hemlock trees at AN20.
Mathematical Models of Hopper Bands for the Australian Plague Locust Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth At AN20, Jasper Weinburd spoke about modelling the structure of locust swarms based on their resource consumption.