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SUMMARY:SCISOC TALK - Opossums\, Catastrophes\, and Homeostasis - Professo
 r Ian Stewart\, Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University
DTSTART:20161108T200000Z
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CONTACT:Benjamin Beresford-Jones
DESCRIPTION:Popular science writer and mathematician\, Professor Ian Stewa
 rt\, joins us to discuss the mathematics behind homeostasis. Working joint
 ly with Marty Golubistky\, (comma) he studied thermoregulation in opossums
  to establish a link between Thom-Zeeman catastrophe theory and homeostasi
 s. Later\, working with Mike Reed\, Janet Best and Fred Niihout\, he has r
 evealed a second mathematical context for homeostasis as well. Professor S
 tewart will report on what we know so far.\n \nIan Stewart is an Emeritus 
 Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick\, and a successful p
 opular-science and science-fiction writer. He has won numerous awards for 
 his work\, including the Michael Faraday Medal and he was the first recipi
 ent of the Christopher Zeeman Medal\, awarded jointly by the LMS and the I
 MA for his work on promoting mathematics.\n
LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
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