New Wildfire Prediction Model Predicts Damage to Individual Buildings
A new, one-of-a-kind model predicts how wildfires will spread through communities, not just wildlands
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Number-Crunching Math Models May Give Policy Makers Major Headache
More complicated models can produce more uncertain estimates
Widening Participation in STEM Requires an Attitude Change
Study finds that views held by STEM students are informed by wider social opinions
Pioneering Mathematical Formula Paves Way for Exciting Advances
Diffusive movement through permeable material can be modeled exactly for first time
COVID-19 Peaks Reflect Time-Dependent Social Activity, Not Herd Immunity
New model accounts for individuals' varying biological susceptibility to infection but also their levels of social activity, which naturally change over time
Triangular-Shaped Spikes Key to Coronavirus Transmission
Recent study provides new insight into how the shape of the COVID-19 virus' "spikes" aid its success at spreading so prolifically
Social Context Affects Gendered Views of STEM Subjects
Study involving survey respondents from England and Japan presents a new model of why physics and mathematics are seen as masculine subjects
How Barnacles Could Help Find Missing Persons Lost at Sea
UNSW marine scientists have used a barnacle to develop two equations that can help estimate when and where a local boat may have sunk
Icebergs Are Melting Faster Than Current Models Suggest
Current models wrongly assume icebergs melt uniformly in warming oceans, which has implications for oceanographers and climate scientists
High Achievement Cultures May Kill Students' Interest in Math
In a study of over 500,000 eighth graders from 50 countries, such pressures were found to affect girls even more strongly when it comes to interest in math