52 min
Party Hard! The Maths of Connections Cambridge Science Festival 2013
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- Social Sciences
How many guests need to come to a party, to guarantee that at least five of them either all know each other or are mutual strangers? Join Dr Colva Roney-Dougal and see some unexpected applications of the maths behind this still-unsolved problem, from modelling flu epidemics to galaxy formation.
Saturday 23 March 2013
11.00-12.00
How many guests need to come to a party, to guarantee that at least five of them either all know each other or are mutual strangers? Join Dr Colva Roney-Dougal and see some unexpected applications of the maths behind this still-unsolved problem, from modelling flu epidemics to galaxy formation.
Saturday 23 March 2013
11.00-12.00
52 min
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