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Michael Leonard @algorithmik

Maths outreach. Enviro engineering research.

Joined August 2010
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Taha Yasseri@TahaYasseri
1 May 2017
A great demonstration of why we need to plot the data and never trust statistics tables! autodeskresearch.com/publica…
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Ingenuity 2016. Impressive. lnkd.in/b_TaWp7
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Alicja Natalia Makarewicz gives a nice overview of her research: spoiler - there are over 2 million farm dams in Aus…lnkd.in/bX-KWP7
Just made an impromptu post on recent rain events: The River Torrens like you have never seen it before. ow.ly/AHoj100lczq

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Thanks Graeme Riddell - I learnt a few things about scenario based planning from your post. lnkd.in/bCTvKD6
The most important questions to ask about climate change lnkd.in/bkcJ6Y3
Q: "Why Study Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering @ UoA?" A: Let me tell you … 2pm Flentje Lecture Theatre. #UAOpenDay
Please check out my blogpost on extremes. It uses interactive apps to explain some of the basic concepts. lnkd.in/bp5meFG
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Do it better: Seven reasons you should use optimisation waterdecisions.org/seven-rea… @jeffreynewmana1

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The perils of innumeracy. SMBC comic: i.redd.it/suzkkojte25x.png
This is why we need spatial rainfall models for flood studies, ow.ly/fm0N100cgd3
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Nice lab experiment from Manly hydraulic, showing how easy it is for cars to get carried away at a flood crossing ab.co/1ru6tVw

Car experiment shows extent of flood danger

How much floodwater does it take to carry a car away? A world-first experiment shows how even slow-moving water packs a powerful punch.

abc.net.au
"A bit of numeracy can take the heat out of the asylum debate" theconversation.com/a-bit-of…

A bit of numeracy can take the heat out of the asylum debate

What a Nobel prize-winning physicist can teach us about about trying to deal with the current global crisis over asylum seekers and refugees.

theconversation.com
A nice example of starting with informal ideas when teaching. "Blue Point Rule" blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/blue-p…
Lisa Blinco has a great illustration on cross disciplinary research between pipe hydraulics and hydrology ow.ly/p9ln1005smw
"Students are using 'smart' spy technology to cheat in exams" theconversation.com/students…

Students are using ‘smart’ spy technology to cheat in exams

Technology that wouldn’t look out of place in a Hollywood spy movie is being marketed at students to help them cheat in exams.

theconversation.com
"The Difference Between Pure And Applied Math" blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/the-di…
Extreme storms in a future climate: Warmer, and more intense ow.ly/4nm65i [doi: 10.1002/2016GL068509]
Hyperwall. You. are. so. beautiful... to me. #EGU16 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/de…
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Dr Robbi Bishop-Taylor 🦋@SatelliteSci
17 Apr 2016
#Australia plotted by every mapped stream and river... all 1.3 million of them! github.com/robbibt/australia…
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