The article cites research by academics from the University of Bristol, Jonathan Bober, Andrew Booker and Min Lee, and their paper, Murmurations of modular forms in the weight aspect.

In addition to this, the work of another former School of Mathematics academic, Thomas Oliver, who was previously a Heilbronn Fellow, is also discussed. His research into the use of machine learning to find mathematical patterns, along with Kyu-Hwan Lee and Yang-Hui He, has led to new discoveries, which were not anticipated. 

You can read the full article on the Quanta website.