Rod Downey
The computer says yes: Logic, algorithms & society
We're living in the most mathematical age of all time as computers, using algorithms, revolutionize the world around us. From online banking to when Netflix makes suggestions based on the shows we've… Audio
The Kiwis who made a big impression in 2018
A pay equity campaigner, a surfing mathematician and teenage Winter Olympic medallists are among the Kiwis whose efforts stood out in 2018.
Mathematician wins top science award
Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio
Our Changing World for 18 October 2018
Among the 24 researchers honoured with science awards this year are mathematician Rod Downey, molecular anthropologist Lisa Matisoo-Smith and aquaculture expert Maren Wellenreuther. Audio
NZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women. Video
Alan Turing and The Imitation Game
Rod Downey highlights some of the factual inaccuracies in the movie The Imitation Game as well as describing some of Alan Turing's great achievements Audio