'Using Maths to Clean the Ocean' with Dr Tom Crawford

Robinson College would like to invite local schools to attend a talk given by one of our Maths fellows, Dr Tom Crawford. Previously a TED Talk, the talk will be perfect for anyone interested in environmental issues and, of course, maths! You can see more of what Tom does here!. Where does river water go when it enters the ocean? And what does this have to do with plastic pollution? Dr Tom Crawford explains his PhD thesis in Fluid Dynamics, and shares the story of how he ended up sailing around Antarctica for 6 weeks in the name of maths… Dr Tom Crawford teaches Maths at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, as well as running the award-winning 'Tom Rocks Maths’ outreach programme. With over 25 million views on YouTube, it's likely you’ve seen him taking a high school maths exam with no preparation, or talking all things fluid dynamics on Numberphile. When not misbehaving with numbers, Tom can usually be found playing football, snowboarding or getting a new maths tattoo (15 and counting…).