There's no denying the popularity of the Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) - and all the movies that are a part of that franchise. In fact, it's the most popular movie franchise ever. But what if you could use maths to help explain the popularity of the MCU? That's just what Professor Matt Roughan is doing. Interestly enough, he uses some ideas from ecology to predict a movie's popularity. The Random Sample is a podcast by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). In this show, we share stories about mathematics,statistics and the people involved. To learn more about ACEMS, visit https://acems.org.au.

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