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Bayes’ theorem in action. Magdalen maths second-

Bayes’ theorem in action.

Magdalen maths second-year Caitlyn explains the classic logic trap behind probability using Oxford’s red phone boxes. If you see a red phone box, does that mean all phone boxes are red?

Here’s why initial assumptions can often skew data.

#magdalencollege #oxfordmaths #mathsoxford #oxfordstudent #uniofoxford

All of these texts were recommended by Magdalen Cl

All of these texts were recommended by Magdalen Classics professor Laura Swift.

Homer’s The Odyssey
Euripides’ Bacchae
Ovid’s Metamorphosis
Catullus’ Complete Poems

So if you just left the cinema after watching Nolan’s Odyssey… or you’re thinking about studying classics, or you just want a good summer read, then here’s your list!

#magdalencollege #classics #oxfordclassics #theodyssey #christophernolan

Quiet summer. The cygnets are getting bigger, the

Quiet summer. The cygnets are getting bigger, the sun is dappling the path on Addison’s, the deer are grazing in the Water Meadow.

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Beautiful day out there #magdalencollege #oxford

Beautiful day out there

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#galois #maths #oxfordmaths #magdalencollege #unio

#galois #maths #oxfordmaths #magdalencollege #uniofoxford

Getting hot out there. #magdalencollege #oxford #

Getting hot out there.

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Can chat got do your degree for you? What do you t

Can chat got do your degree for you? What do you think?

#chatgpt #isaigood #oxfordenglishstudent #oxfordstudent #magdalencollege

This isn’t the oldest printed copy of the Odyssey

This isn’t the oldest printed copy of the Odyssey - but it’s not far off! Printing had only been around for fewer than 100 years in 1524 when this book was printed.

It’s in our Old Library, and our special collections librarian Jessica is taking us through some of the history of this very special copy of Homer’s Odyssey - or as you’ll see on the title page, Ulyssea in Latin.

It’s printed in Greek, and is one of the first examples of Greek being printed, as the printer Aldus Manutius invented the method of printing both Greek text and italics.

#theodyssey #booktok #oldbooks #homersodyssey #odyssey

It’s a beautiful day out there #oxford #magdalenc

It’s a beautiful day out there

#oxford #magdalencollege #universityofoxford #summer

Today we’re wishing a very happy birthday to the l

Today we’re wishing a very happy birthday to the legendary astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
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Back in 1967, she discovered the first radio pulsar, PSR B1919+21. And that picture. It’s the plotted lines of the first ever discovered pulsar waves.

You know this image. It’s Joy Division’s cover of Unknown Pleasures! Designer Peter Saville took her plotted graph of stellar radio pulses to create the sleeve art!

Science meets post-punk.

STEM needs women. They’ve always shaped our world. From the early days of space exploration to modern laboratory breakthroughs, female scientists have consistently pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, along with men.

Rosalind Franklin’s work on DNA enabled Watson and crick’s discoveries. Marie Słodowska Curie’s work in radiology was groundbreaking, and there are so many women in STEM making amazing discoveries. If you’re interested in seeing some of their work you check out Magdalen fellow @astro_drans and PhD student @eleonorasvanberg

Happy birthday Jocelyn Bell Burnell! Without you, we wouldn’t have Pulsars, or one of the greatest albums of the last century.

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Let us know yours: #joydivision #oxford #albumco

Let us know yours:

#joydivision #oxford #albumcover #velvetunderground #lorde

In Chaplain's Quad: Christ and Mary Magdalen by Da

In Chaplain's Quad:
Christ and Mary Magdalen by David Wynne
Presented by Mr. M.V.B. Hill in memory of his brother J.S.B. Hill
(Commoner of the College 1904-07, died September 1962)

Bonne fête nationale à tous(tes) nos followers fra

Bonne fête nationale à tous(tes) nos followers francais(es)!

#magdalencollege #bastilleday #oxford #history #14juillet

Do you wanna know who’s going to win the World Cup

Do you wanna know who’s going to win the World Cup?

Well you’re in LUCK! George, one of our librarians, has her predictions and, dare I say it, it looks like it might be coming home!

#itscominghome #worldcup #books #booktok #magdalencollege

Are you going to see the Bayeux Tapestry when it c

Are you going to see the Bayeux Tapestry when it comes to England? Maybe you’d like a little fact to tell your friends whilst looking at 70ft of women’s work!

Here’s Ioan, 3rd year history student at Magdalen, to tell us all about it. If you want to hear more from Ioan you can find him @historioan !

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Huge thanks to @esme__matilda for these gorgeous p

Huge thanks to @esme__matilda for these gorgeous pictures of the double@rainbow in College last month!

#magdalencollege #doublerainbow

What if everything we know about the Universe isn'

What if everything we know about the Universe isn't true?
For the last thirty years, scientists have been completely certain about one big thing: space is flying apart faster and faster, pushed by a mysterious force called dark energy. It was a discovery so huge it won the Nobel Prize in 2011, becoming a core pillar of modern physics.
But there's some new research that's kind of changing the game.
A team of astronomers from Yonsei University in South Korea, led by Junhyuk Son and Professor Young-Wook Lee, claims that the data we have been relying on for decades contains a hidden flaw.
To map the cosmos, astronomers use exploding stars called Type Ia supernovae kind of like cosmic lightbulbs. Because they are supposed to explode with the exact same brightness, we can tell how far away they are simply by how faint they look.
So far, so good, right?
Well... no.
Son and team argue than instead of burning with exactly the same brightness, the amount of light emitted changes over time. Billions of years ago, these exploding stars were younger, and the team argues that because of their relative youth, their explosions were smaller. This means that their explosions were also LESS BRIGHT.
Once you account for this age bias in the experiments done back in 1998 that proved Dark Energy existed... the evidence for an accelerating universe... JUST DISAPPEARS!
This would mean dark energy, which we think makes up 68% of existence, might not even exist. Instead of speeding up toward a cold, lonely end, the expansion of the Universe is actually slowing down under the pull of its own gravity.
Mainstream cosmologists have already fired back with data showing the original theory is perfectly safe, but the debate has shaken the physics world.
So what does this mean for you?
Well, it doesn't change your Tuesday. The gravity on Earth stays the same, your Wi-Fi still works, you can still spend all your time on Threads, and the planets will keep orbiting the Sun exactly as they did yesterday.
But philosophically and scientifically, it kind of changes everything about our place in time.

#space #cosmology #astrophysics #magdalencollege #oxford

Whether you’re coming up to Oxford, going to anoth

Whether you’re coming up to Oxford, going to another uni, or just thinking about applying to study history, these books should help!

If you are studying at Magdalen from October, please note that this is not the official reading list, just some suggested summer reading, although there may be some overlap.

Here’s the list:
1) the Past and the Present by Lawrence stone - a thematic collection of essays that explore how history as a discipline has evolved, coving traditional methodologies and new social science approaches

2) history and social theory by Peter Burke - an interdisciplinary text looking at the relationships between history and the social sciences - looking at what social theory can offer historians

3) A History of Histories by J W Burrow - a whirlwind tour through 2500 years of historiography looking at how epics, chronicles, monographs, and professional histories have shaped cultural memory and identity

4) The Pursuit of History by John Tosh - is one of the most widely used introductions to historiography, it’s an accessible yet comprehensive guide to the fundamental questions, methods, and evolving practices of historical scholarship.

5) Studying History by Jonathan Black and Donald MacRaild - a well respected guide to studying history at university.

As well as reading these, which should help you study history, you should read as much as you can about anything that excites you. Ask yourself “what’s my Roman Empire”… is it the Roman Empire? Is it the relationship between fashion and politics? Is it the enclosure act, or the Russian royal family? Whatever it is, read as much as you can about it.

Happy reading!

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#maryshelley #oxfordenglishlit #englishlit #englis

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