Hannah Fry
Complexity theorist
Hannah Fry researches the trends in our civilization and ways we can forecast its future.
Why you should listen
Hannah Fry completed her PhD in fluid dynamics in early 2011 with an emphasis on how liquid droplets move. Then, after working as an aerodynamicist in the motorsport industry, she began work on an interdisciplinary project in complexity sciences at University College London. Hannah’s current research focusses on discovering new connections between mathematically described systems and human interaction at the largest scale.
Fry is the author of the TED Book, The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation.Hannah Fry’s TED Talks
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Science
Here’s how to win at Monopoly, according to math experts
November 16, 2017
Mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans have crunched the numbers. Forget utilities -- these are the properties you really should be investing in.
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When should you settle down?
February 13, 2017
Who knew equations and graphs could guide you in your love life? Mathematician Hannah Fry does -- and gives a few formulas for finding The One.
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