Interviews

Kit Yates tells Ruolin Wang why making mathematics more accessible to the public is so important – especially in light of COVID-19 and the climate challenge

Professor Jørgen Randers talks to Chris Seekings almost 50 years after the publication of his report The Limits to Growth, and outlines what we can expect for the world during the next half-century

Sid Malik talks to Dan Georgescu about the wide-ranging and boundary-bridging actuarial roles carried out at the Prudential Regulation Authority, as well as the pressing issues it is currently tackling

Dominic Christian talks to Chris Seekings and Roulion Wang about how the insurance industry must come together to develop innovative solutions to the climate crisis

James Dyke talks to Travis Elsum about the hidden pitfalls of net-zero policies and the need for more academic activism

Jennifer Dixon speaks to Stephen Hyams about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK’s health, the lessons we must learn, and how data and technology could help relieve pressure on the NHS

Dan Georgescu spoke with IFoA president, Louise Pryor, about her varied career, the actuary’s changing role, and the need to place sustainability at the heart of all we do

Kristian Niemietz talks to Chris Seekings and Ruolin Wang about his controversial ideas for reforming the UK’s National Health Service

Cassandra Coburn talks to Travis Elsum about healthy longevity, diet and sustainability, and how they are connected

Andreas Kyprianou tells Kevin Olding and Dan Georgescu how maths is helping humanity face down some of its biggest challenges – from COVID-19 to global air pollution