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A Mathematics of the Planet Earth 2013 Simons Public Lecture "On Growth and Form: Mathematics, Physics and Biology"

The diversity of living forms led Darwin to state that it is “enough to
drive the sanest man mad.” How can we describe this variety? How can we
understand the origin and evolution of these “endless forms most
beautiful?” And how do these forms link to function and physiology at
the organismic level and beyond? Mathematics, and geometry in
particular, provides a natural language to express these questions and
answer them. Motivated by biological observations on different scales
from molecules to organisms to swarms, Dr. Mahadevan will show how a
combination of quantitative experiments, physical analogies,
mathematical theories and computational models allow us to begin to
unravel the mechanistic basis for aspects of morphogenesis and thence
towards physiology, pathophysiology and biomimetics.

The MPE2013 Simons Public Lecture Series is funded by the Simons Foundation.
The series is taking place at nine locations around the world. Each
lecturer is a leading expert who explains how the mathematical sciences
play a significant role in understanding and solving some of Planet
Earth's important problems. Our community's best expositors and
champions cover a diverse range of topics in lectures aimed for a public
audience.

Featuring: L. Mahadevan, Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Physics, Harvard University.

Hosted by: Brown University and the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM)

Tickets: For a limited time, use the code “PATCH” to claim your free tickets at:http://simonslectureaticerm.eventbrite.com

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