Pietro Servini, Author at Chalkdust

Pietro is interested in history and sport. He also happens to be doing a PhD in fluid dynamics at UCL. If he can combine any two of the three it makes him a happy man.

Florence Nightingale, statistician
6 March 2017
What is the real story behind the lady with the lamp?
To share, or not to share
14 February 2017
A tragic love story of shares and viral songs. To share, or not to share...
Advent facts III
21 December 2016
Behind today's door... More fascinating facts!
Advent facts II
14 December 2016
Santa's sack of scientific surprises
Advent facts I
3 December 2016
Santa's sack of scientific surprises
Hooke’s Monument
20 October 2016
The Great Fire of London, a little-known polymath and a Monument...
John Forbes Nash: the legacy
6 October 2015
Exploring the legacy of John Nash (1928 – 2015)
Maths for money: The Longitude Prize
18 June 2015
When people do science for money…
The statistics of a squeaky bum
21 May 2015
Does form going into the play-offs predict your success?