Tetris and the curious case of simple questions with tough answers One of the most fun things about mathematics is that sometimes you can formulate very simple questions that turn out surprisingly hard to answer. Just ask Mira Shalah, one of this year’s Young Researchers at … 27. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 2 comments
Jeffrey Dean Wants YOU To Take A Machine Learning Class During day two of the Heidelberg Laureate Form, the term machine learning or “ML” has been popping up during talks and in conversations with young researchers and the laureates. Machine learning uses algorithms to give … 26. Sep 2018 | By Helen Wright | 1 comment
HLF 2018: Is Bill Phillips The Coolest Guy In the World? Maybe not. But Nobel physicist Phillips for sure stole the show with an explosively fun presentation at HLF 2018 today. Here’s what happened. Read more 26. Sep 2018 | By Gina Smith | 3 comments
Why you’re already an algebraic geometer The HLF included a talk today from 2018 Fields medalist Caucher Birkar. His subject area, algebraic geometry, is one of the largest fields of research within pure mathematics (over a quarter of the 60 Fields … 25. Sep 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Leslie Lamport Thinks Your Code Is Bad At last year’s HLF, Turing Award Leslie Lamport gave us his (not wholly complimentary) thoughts on the state of proof-writing in mathematics. Since he has worked in both maths and computer science, members of the … 25. Sep 2018 | By Paul Taylor | 3 comments
Is your 2-year-old smarter than your computer? Is your 2-year-old smarter than your computer? Yes, simply because she is human. While she might not know how to read or do simple addition, she has the uniquely human ability to rationalize. She can … 25. Sep 2018 | By Helen Wright | 2 comments
HLF 2018: Women in Mathematics Throughout Europe, An Exhibition HLF 2018 — “Don’t you know? Mathematics isn’t feminine.” It’s the kind of backward, old-fashioned comment one can imagine a little girl getting in the midst of a 1950s elementary school math competition. But Nilanjana … 25. Sep 2018 | By Gina Smith | 1 comment
Michael Atiyah und die Riemannsche Vermutung: Wie geht es jetzt weiter? Der mit Spannung erwartete Vortrag von Sir Michael Atiyah über einen (möglichen) Beweis für die berühmte Riemannsche Vermutung gestern morgen war durchaus lebhaft. Die Details hatte ich Folie für Folie live getwittert; sie sind durch … 24. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 9 comments
Atiyah and the Riemann Hypothesis: What are the next steps? The eagerly awaited talk yesterday morning by Sir Michael Atiyah about what he says is a proof of the famous Riemann Hypothesis was very enjoyable. Feel free to read up on it in my blow-by-blow sequence … 24. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 5 comments
What is the Riemann Hypothesis? This year at the HLF there are multiple sessions in the program concerning the Riemann Hypothesis, including a talk from one of the laureates, and one of the young-researcher-led workshop sessions. But what exactly is … 23. Sep 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 14 comments