Maths
Our Changing World for 2 July 2020
Winners of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prizes include a team studying melting ice and rising seas, a maths teacher and a young inventor. Audio
Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic
Mathematician Alex James, from Te Pūnaha Matatini & the University of Canterbury, explains the art and science of modelling the coronavirus pandemic. Audio
Our Changing World for 16 April 2020
Alison Ballance chats with mathematician Alex James, who has been helping model the coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand. Audio
Summer maths classes attract West Auckland students
Māori and Pasifika children don't often see themselves reflected in the maths problems presented in classrooms, says Massey University maths lecturer Jodie Hunter. This summer, she and her mother… Video, Audio, Gallery
Understanding maths, to infinity and beyond
Dr Clemency Montelle is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Canterbury who specialises in deciphering and understanding ancient mathematical texts. In 2010 she embarked on a project to… Audio
No good at maths
A fear of maths is real and so is the attitude that it's ok to be no good at maths. Dr Rhys Jones of the University of Auckland is unimpressed that some people wear not-being-any-good-at-maths as a… Audio
Dr Eugenia Cheng: Curing maths phobia with food and music
Dr Eugenia Cheng is coming to Auckland for the Writers Festival to talk about her latest book, The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn't. She speaks to Jim about her mission to rid… Audio
Wylie Gustafson: The yodeler who sued Yahoo! and won
Wylie Gustafson has possibly the most famous yodel in the world - the three second Yahoo! yodel - but he never expected he would need to hire a lawyer because of it. Video, Audio
Matt Parker on the not-so-serious side of mathematics
Many people get put off maths at a young age and think they're no good at it, but none of we humans are much good at maths, even though it underpins modern society, says mathematician and… Video, Audio
What mathematicians do, now machines do the maths?
Stanford University Emeritus Professor Keith Devlin tells Kathryn how despite technology, maths can remain relevant, including being used to track networks of people involved in planning terrorist… Audio
Mathematician wins top science award
Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio
Our Changing World for 18 October 2018
Among the 24 researchers honoured with science awards this year are mathematician Rod Downey, molecular anthropologist Lisa Matisoo-Smith and aquaculture expert Maren Wellenreuther. Audio
The Fields Medal for Mathematics
Our regular Mathematician Dillon Mahew from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Victoria University join us once again with news of this year's Fields Medal for Mathematics. Audio
How to subtract fear from maths
Some people just get maths, others not so much. The subject can be daunting - numbers, equations, and exams can strike fear into even the most studious students. Audio
Using maths to solve big problems
This week New Zealand's top mathematicians and math students have descended on Auckland to put their brains together to help some of New Zealand's biggest companies solve problems. Audio
Nights Science
Dr Dillon Meyhew from Victoria University's Maths department,joins us on Nights to talk gerrymandering. Audio
We can be better at maths
Maths tutor and consultant weighs in on the subject's failures in our schools. Audio
Why are our kids getting worse at maths?
The Education Review Office is calling for changes in the way maths is taught at primary schools to halt falling achievement as children progress through school. ERO visited 40 schools around the… Audio
NCEA maths exam 'absolutely absurd' - student
Students and teachers describe being "blindsided" by a level one NCEA maths exam.
Maths education: praise works
If your child thinks they are good at maths, then they probably will be. That's the conclusion of a major international study looking at data from more than 15,000 British and American… Audio