Tomorrow: It's not a question of when, but where! (family)

Sat 14 Nov · 14:30:00 · Venue to be confirmed

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Talks and shows Tomorrow: It's not a question of when, but where! (family) Vanessa Madu explores the mathematics of time keeping across the globe i Pexels Why does the International Date Line look like it was drawn by a toddler? On a globe, drawing a line that separates one day from the next sounds simple enough. So why does it zigzag across the Pacific Ocean in a way that looks like a mistake? Mathematician Vanessa Madu is here to explain. Join her as she investigates the surprisingly mathematical problem of keeping track of time on a spinning sphere.

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