The Professor vs. the NSA Today, Martin Hellman stands before a crowd of hundreds, narrating the history of his research in public key encryption. It’s foundational: internet security is built on mathematics, and Hellman (along with collaborator Whitfield Diffie) helped … 28. Sep 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 0 comments
Michael Atiyah’s Favourite Manifold As part of the HLF, the Laureates are participating in press conferences throughout the week, and being bombarded with questions by well-meaning journalists and bloggers. Unlike most press conferences, where participants often have a specific … 28. Sep 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Leslie Lamport thinks your proofs are bad Bad news: The Turing award winner and father of LaTeX thinks the proofs you (and everyone else) are writing are sloppy, non-rigorous and quite likely flat-out wrong. But there’s good news too: Sir Michael Atiyah … 28. Sep 2017 | By Paul Taylor | 2 comments
If Your Research Were a One-Page Cartoon The scene: 200 bright young researchers in mathematics and computer science have gathered in Heidelberg, Germany. They are here to share ideas, to discuss problems, to learn from honored laureates of their fields. A bumbling … 27. Sep 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 0 comments
HLF 2017: This Week in Heidelberg, Aldo Spizzichino’s Math Art Beckons by Dirk Huylebrouck The late Italian physicist Aldo Spizzichino pioneered mathematical art with his gorgeous, algorithmically-based vector graphic creations. They’re on display at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF 2017). By DIRK HUYLEBROUCK and GINA SMITH … 27. Sep 2017 | By Wylder Green | 0 comments
Is this text strangely reading? The software is to blame. Is this text a bit odd? Maybe as if it wasn’t written by a native speaker? Or is it all okay, and the text reads fluently? I am not only interested in the topic of … 27. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 1 comment
Ist dieser Text merkwürdig? Schuld ist die Software! Ist dieser Text etwas merkwürdig? Nicht wie man es von einem Muttersprachler erwarten würde, aber irgendwie – aus? Wir hörten heute auf der HLF zwei Vorträge über Deep Learning. Mein Interesse an diesem Thema ist … 27. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 6 comments
Vint cerf’s press conference: in quotes Vint Cerf, who along with Robert E Kahn won the ACM Turing Award in 2004 for his work on the TCP/IP protocols underpinning the Internet, is one of the Laureates at this year’s HLF. On … 27. Sep 2017 | By Paul Taylor | 0 comments
Übersetzte Wissenschaft: Gebärdensprache beim Heidelberg Laureate Forum Um den Vorträgen beim Heidelberg Laureate Forum zu folgen bedarf es auch unter besten Bedingungen der Konzentration. Selbst von englischen Muttersprachlern wird einiges an geistiger Anstrengung verlangt, wenn von ihnen bis dahin nicht vertrauten Konzepte … 26. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 2 comments
A matter of interpretation: Sign Language at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Following the talks at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum requires concentration, with the brain fully engaged, under the best of conditions. Even most native speakers will need to stretch a bit when they come across less … 26. Sep 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments