Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry (born February 21, 1984 ) is Senior Lecturer (Academic Councilor) at the Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London . She researches the mathematical description of human behavioral patterns. Fry is known for her public engagement and is the author of several popular science books.

Career

Hannah Fry studied mathematics and theoretical physics at University College London, where she did her PhD in fluid dynamics in Frank Smith's group. In 2011 she received her PhD for her thesis "A Study of Droplet Deformation". Since 2012 she has been a lecturer at the Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis for the modeling of complex social and economic systems.

Public engagement

Fry is a well known science educator in England and is a frequent speaker at conferences and school events. Her interest lies in showing the general public how exciting mathematics can be when applied to everyday phenomena.

Since 2010 Fry has hosted the BBC radio show "The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry" together with Adam Rutherford. She has worked on a number of BBC documentaries including “Climate Change By Numbers”, “Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing”, “Horizon: How to Find Love Online”, “City in the Sky”, “The Joy of Data "," 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future "," Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic ”, and“ The Joy of Winning ”. The latter was recognized as Best International Science Documentary at the Academia Film Olomouc Festival in 2019 .

Fry gave the TEDx lecture "The Mathematics of Love" at TEDxBinghamtonUniversity in 2014 , which was viewed by more than 4.9 million people. She also produced several videos for Brady Haran's YouTube channel Numberphile

Publications

Fry is the author of three popular science books. Her first book "The Mathematics of Love: From the Predictability of a Great Feeling" (2015) is based on her TEDx Talk and shows patterns and algorithms of love. In “The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus” (2017), she and Thomas Oléron Evans explain the hidden mathematics of Christmas preparations. Her book "Hello World: What Algorithms Can Do and How They Change Our Lives", published in 2018, was nominated for the Bailie Gifford Prize for Non Fiction and the Royal Society Book Prize .

Awards

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and the London Mathematical Society honored Fry with the Christopher Zeeman Medal in 2018 for her contribution to the public understanding of mathematics.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b In conversation with Hannah Fry . In: Chalkdust Magazine , University College London, March 24, 2015.
^ Hannah Fry: A Study of Droplet Deformation . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis - Dr Hannah Fry . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry . BBC . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Climate Change by Numbers . BBC . March 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing . BBC . September 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Horizon: How to Find Love Online . BBC . May 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ City in the Sky . BBC . June 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ The Joy of Data . BBC . July 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future . BBC . June 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic . BBC . March 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ The Joy of Winning . BBC . August 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ The Joy of Winning triumphs at AFO awards . In: Northbank Talent Management , April 29, 2019.
^ Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ Number Phile with Hannah Fry . Numberphile. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Hannah Fry - Books . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ The Baillie Gifford Prize 2018 . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
↑ Hannah Fry is awarded the 2018 Christopher Zeeman Medal. In: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. August 8, 2018, accessed May 28, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Fry, Hannah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 21, 1984

[Chalkdust-1] In conversation with Hannah Fry . In: Chalkdust Magazine , University College London, March 24, 2015.

[2] Hannah Fry: A Study of Droplet Deformation . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[Fry_UCL_CV-3] Center for Advanced Spatial Analysis - Dr Hannah Fry . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[4] The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry . BBC . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[5] Climate Change by Numbers . BBC . March 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[6] Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing . BBC . September 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[7] Horizon: How to Find Love Online . BBC . May 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[8] City in the Sky . BBC . June 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[9] The Joy of Data . BBC . July 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[10] 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future . BBC . June 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[11] Contagion! The BBC Four Pandemic . BBC . March 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[12] The Joy of Winning . BBC . August 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[13] The Joy of Winning triumphs at AFO awards . In: Northbank Talent Management , April 29, 2019.

[14] Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[15] Number Phile with Hannah Fry . Numberphile. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[Fry_Books-16] Hannah Fry - Books . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[17] The Baillie Gifford Prize 2018 . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[18] 2018 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize . Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[19] Hannah Fry is awarded the 2018 Christopher Zeeman Medal. In: The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. August 8, 2018, accessed May 28, 2019 .