https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-50-number-01-januaryfebruary-2017SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:23:57 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/advantage-of-diversity-consensus-because-of-not-despite-differences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/advantage-of-diversity-consensus-because-of-not-despite-differences/Takashi Nishikawa and Adilson Motter consider spontaneous synchronization to illustrate asymmetry-induced symmetry.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZTakashi Nishikawa, Adilson E. Motterhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/congratulations-newly-elected-activity-group-officers-012017/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/congratulations-newly-elected-activity-group-officers-012017/New officers have been elected for the following activity groups. Thanks to all candidates for participating.Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/data-driven-discovery-of-governing-physical-laws/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/data-driven-discovery-of-governing-physical-laws/Ordinary and partial differential equations are widely used throughout the engineering, physical, and biological sciences.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZSteven L. Brunton, J. Nathan Kutz, Joshua L. Proctorhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/evolving-and-innovating/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/evolving-and-innovating/As he starts his term as president, Nick Higham reflects on exciting current and future changes for SIAM as a whole.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/machine-learning-s-impact-on-global-public-health/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/machine-learning-s-impact-on-global-public-health/Paul Davis outlines verbal autopsy and shows how machine learning can increase the accuracy of disease diagnoses.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZPaul Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-joseph-b-keller/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituaries-joseph-b-keller/Joseph B. Keller, known for his research contributions to mathematical methodology, passed away in September 2016.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZBernard J. Matkowskyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pythagorean-theorem-on-ice/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/pythagorean-theorem-on-ice/Mark Levi's latest column presents a short “skater’s proof” of the Pythagorean theorem.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/qa-with-nih-s-susan-gregurick/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/qa-with-nih-s-susan-gregurick/Susan Gregurick is director of the NIGMS Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at the NIH.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/remembering-sir-christopher-zeeman/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/remembering-sir-christopher-zeeman/Renowned mathematician Sir Christopher Zeeman passed away in February 2016. Now, Tim Poston honors his memory.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZTim Postonhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-fellow-honored-in-china/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-fellow-honored-in-china/SIAM Fellow John E. Hopcroft received China's Friendship Award in a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in September 2016.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-members-renew-your-siam-membership-for-2017-at-mysiamorg/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-members-renew-your-siam-membership-for-2017-at-mysiamorg/Renew your SIAM membership for 2017 to remain a part of our international and interdisciplinary community.Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-and-the-national-science-foundation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-and-the-national-science-foundation/At the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics' October meeting, Deborah Lockhart of the NSF offered suggestions for the math community.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/sci-hub-stealing-intellectual-property-or-ensuring-fairer-access/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/sci-hub-stealing-intellectual-property-or-ensuring-fairer-access/Sci-Hub is a controversial internet search engine that makes approximately 50 million scientific journal articles freely accessible.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZTed Lockharthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/supporting-diversity-in-mathematics-departments/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/supporting-diversity-in-mathematics-departments/Strategies from an ED16 session help faculty and students address the lack of diversity in mathematics departments.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZRosalie Bélanger-Riouxhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/systems-analysis-to-inform-and-support-global-transformations/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/systems-analysis-to-inform-and-support-global-transformations/The growing area of systems analysis yields multidisciplinary solutions and policy recommendations in response to emerging global problems.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZStephen M. Robinson, Elena Rovenskaya, Ulf Dieckmannhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-are-the-odds/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/what-are-the-odds/James Case discusses coincidences and review Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence, by Joseph Mazur.Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/