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Lecturer in Space Environment creating the next generation space weather forecast models. Included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list

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What is Sean Connery’s Best Film?

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 Sean Uncategorized Leave a Comment on What is Sean Connery’s Best Film?

In honour of the great, Sir Sean Connery, I thought it would be fun to determine his best film through a film “knockout” competition. I have taken 64 films starring Sir Sean (data from his IMDB page, these films cover pretty much his entire catalogue excluding shorts, TV series and documentaries) and then paired them

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COVID-19 and Virtual Quizzes

May 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Sean Internet Leave a Comment on COVID-19 and Virtual Quizzes

It is pretty easy to tell what the UK has been upto during the coronavirus lockdown, virtual pub quizzes!  Obviously the scale of the two units, Google search hits (as a fraction of the most hits) and COVID-19 are very different. So I’ve taken a simple Z-transform to plot the data on the same scale.

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The Impact of Form in Fantasy Football

September 25, 2019June 29, 2020 Sean Football, Mathematics Leave a Comment on The Impact of Form in Fantasy Football

I am a keen player of Fantasy Football. Not only is the game huge fun (and very addictive) it also provides an excellent opportunity to play around with a whole host of mathematics. I posted a controversial thread on Twitter which has been reasonably popular (100k views, 90 retweets, 225 likes, 110 comments on Reddit

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Not Pi Day, Feigenbaum Delta Day

March 14, 2019June 28, 2020 Sean Mathematics Leave a Comment on Not Pi Day, Feigenbaum Delta Day

Today everyone celebrates being confused why the 14th March (14/3) is celebrated as Pi Day. Instead let us celebrate what it should really be: Feigenbaum Delta Day.

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Pointless Scoring England Goalkeepers

February 26, 2019June 28, 2020 Sean Football, Mathematics Leave a Comment on Pointless Scoring England Goalkeepers

The TV show “Pointless” is based around correctly guessing obscure answers to questions. Season 5, Episode 48 had a question about England goalkeepers.

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World Cup 2018 Quarter Final Update

July 5, 2018 Sean Football, Mathematics Leave a Comment on World Cup 2018 Quarter Final Update

My model now gives Brazil odds of >1/3 that they will win the World Cup.

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Penalty Shootouts are Stressful!

July 4, 2018June 28, 2020 Sean Football Leave a Comment on Penalty Shootouts are Stressful!

It is fair to say that during England’s (fantastic) World Cup win over Colombia last night I had my “heart in my mouth”. It was rather nerve-racking! Fortunately I was wearing my Fitbit and was able to download the timestamped data.  The celebration when Dier scored was epic.

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World Cup 2018 Round of 16 Update

June 29, 2018 Sean Football, Mathematics Leave a Comment on World Cup 2018 Round of 16 Update

With the end of the group stage of the World Cup we’ve lost half of the teams and it’s time to update our predictions.

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Enabling TeamViewer on TalkTalk routers

June 26, 2018June 29, 2018 Sean Internet Leave a Comment on Enabling TeamViewer on TalkTalk routers

By default the TalkTalk router blocks access to the TeamViewer website/app. Fortunately it is easy to stop it.

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World Cup 2018 Group Stage Round 2 Update

June 24, 2018June 29, 2018 Sean Football, Mathematics Leave a Comment on World Cup 2018 Group Stage Round 2 Update

Quick update on the World Cup model following the 2nd round of group fixtures.

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