Emilia Hurrell

Emilia is a UEA Mathematics graduate, Norwich local, and incoming Consulting Development Analyst at Accenture. Maths-wise, she is particularly interested in statistics and computing, as well as their respective applications to the finance industry. Outside of spending hours of her life puzzling over numbers, she also enjoys a good ol’ pub quiz, shopping, and traveling with her mates.

You’re one in a (quarter of a) million: the mathematics of finding love

Okay, enough on the physical aspects of attraction (this isn’t Love Island – but if you’re interested go and read my previous article). Let’s take a look a bit deeper at those aspects of attraction that are beneath the skin. There are a number of traits that science has proven to be commonly attractive for […]

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Beauty is in the $\Phi$ of the beholder: the mathematics of human attraction

Human attraction is often regarded as a mystery. How many times has one of your friends got a new partner and you’ve thought to yourself “Dear God, what do they see in them?”? Probably quite a lot – I know I have (sorry friends)! The thing is, human attraction has many components. Is their body

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