https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-51-number-09-november-2018SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:24:25 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-timely-focus-on-data-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-timely-focus-on-data-science/The SIAM community is well versed in the aspect of data science that concerns the accuracy of results.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-visual-way-to-teach-the-fast-fourier-transform/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-visual-way-to-teach-the-fast-fourier-transform/The algorithm behind the fast Fourier transform has a simple yet beautiful geometric interpretation.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZJithin Georgehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/data-science-at-the-ima-an-industry-supported-initiative/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/data-science-at-the-ima-an-industry-supported-initiative/The IMA recently established an agreement with Target and Cargill, launching a new era in industrial collaboration at the institute.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZBenjamin Brubaker, Fadil Santosa, Daniel Spirnhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/grass-trees-and-fire-elements-of-a-savanna-lifecycle/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/grass-trees-and-fire-elements-of-a-savanna-lifecycle/Savannas have a special ecology and are defined as a combination of grasses, saplings, and adult savanna trees, with fire as the driving element.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZJenny Morberhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heat-exchange-and-some-frivolous-aspects-of-e/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/heat-exchange-and-some-frivolous-aspects-of-e/Can you heat a glass of milk at 0°C to over 50°C using only the heat from a 100°C glass of water?Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-paradoxes-shape-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-paradoxes-shape-mathematics/Thomas Hales spoke about mathematical paradoxes during the I. E. Block Community Lecture at AN18 this July.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZPaul Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-a-chance-internship-inspired-my-career-in-the-oil-industry/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-a-chance-internship-inspired-my-career-in-the-oil-industry/Anusha Sekar discusses the unexpected career trajectory that led her to an industry position at Chevron.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZAnusha Sekarhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematicians-and-ethical-engagement/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mathematicians-and-ethical-engagement/Socially responsible mathematicians can address the existence of ethics in mathematical practise through the "four levels of ethical engagement."Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZMaurice Chiodo, Dennis Müllerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recovering-lost-information-in-the-digital-world/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recovering-lost-information-in-the-digital-world/Is it possible to restore information that is lost in transition to the digital domain? The answer depends on what we know about the signal.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZYonina Eldarhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-perils-of-beautiful-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-perils-of-beautiful-mathematics/James Case reviews Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray by Sabine Hossenfelder.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/