Marianne Freiberger
Marianne Freiberger is Editor of Plus. She joined Plus in 2005 after doing a PhD and then a three year postdoc at Queen Mary, University of London. As a researcher she worked in complex dynamics, the area of pure maths that has given us the Mandelbrot set. During her time as a researcher she also held various teaching engagements. In the world of maths communication she has been Editor-in-Chief of the Mathscareers website, given presentations to mathematicians about how to communicate their work to a wider audience, and to journalists about how to deal with maths in the media. She has been a TEDx speaker and an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2010.
Stubborn equations and the study of symmetry
The multiverse: Science or speculation?
In a lower dimension
Build a mega Menger!
Who made the laws of nature?
Constant worries
Dreaming the dream
Maths in a minute: Why do mathematicians play games?
Why does cosmology need philosophy?
Phillip Griffiths: Beauty, truth and being practical
Too big to write but not too big for Graham
Meet the number that's bigger than the observable Universe!