Bright Sparks: Mathematician Peter Lynch on Why Maths Allows Us To Understand The World

Mathematician and Emeritus Professor of Meterology Peter Lynch, like many other of our Bright Sparks, is driven by his fascination in discovering how things in the world work. In this short clip Peter Lynch talks to presenter Shane Bergin about Galileo, why he became a mathematician and why maths plays an integral part in understanding the world we live in Hear more from Prof. Peter Lynch and many other talented scientists in Bright Sparks Episode 7: An Atmosphere for Change, airing on RTE Radio 1, Sunday July 5th at 7pm © Athena Media Ltd. All rights in the title and content for Bright Sparks including the audio podcasts rests with Athena Media Ltd and the contributors involved. http://www.brightsparksradio.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie

Bright Sparks is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 made with the funding support of the BAI. The production team is Helen Shaw, Amy Millar and Cormac MacAdam.

Music: Green Leaf, Elena Kats Chernin

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of UCD/Peter Lynch