I heard this beautiful example of an application of mathematics. How fast does a dog need to shake in order to dry off? This is an excellent example where it is both surprising that you can apply mathematics to solve that problem and it is also surprising that the answer ends up being relatively simple that you can summarize it in a short story.
This interview appeared on NPR but there were several news organizations which carried the story which includes video: Discover magazine, Wired Science, Guardian, Physorg.com. You may also be interested in the paper that was posted under the arxiv and the corresponding video (a repository of math and physics papers).
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