The first Maltese mathematics textbook

In 1913, Tommaso Vella published an arithmetic textbook in both English and Maltese called Aritmetica Bil Malti u Bl’Inglis. Dr Claude Bajada explores this intriguing book.

Don’t throw away that microwave

How are physicists using the technology of microwave ovens to cure cancer? Prof. Charles V. Sammut and his team in the electromagnetics research group speak to Dr Claude Bajada.

The Underbelly of the Graph

How does Facebook suggest new long lost friends? And, how does Google get your searches right so often. The answer is Graph Theory, an area of mathematics being investigated by Prof. Josef Lauri. Dr Claude Bajada finds out more.

Should Information be Free?

Words by Dr Claude Bajada Research is kept behind the closed doors of academic publishers. This creates a problem to access the information for scientific, social, and economic growth. In a perfect world, results from this research would be accessible to everyone since most research is funded by governments and public institutions. It is not. Research […]

Sleep, Nerves, and Maltese Neuroscience

By Claude Bajada  In the previous edition of Think, Professor Giuseppe DiGiovanni announced the launch of the Malta Neuroscience Network. The group has now had its first public seminar that attracted neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists and psychiatrists.  It consisted of two talks by world-renowned researchers.