Maths in a Spin by Hugh Hunt Spinning things are strange. A spinning ball bounces in curious ways. Why does a spinning top stand up? Why doesn’t a rolling wheel fall over? In this lively talk, Hugh Hunt will demonstrate the mechanics of lots of spinning things, including gyroscopes. He’ll even throw a few boomerangs, if the management will let him. Hugh's Biog Hugh Hunt grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and is now a lecturer at the Engineering Department at Cambridge University where he won the ‘Best First-Year Lecturer’ prize in 2004. He loves all things mechanical, and is particularly interested in the mechanics of falling cats.

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