People are hacking diabetes pumps — and that’s both bad and good When two computer scientists discovered a vulnerability in a popular insulin pump, they were understandably concerned. It was a serious problem: an attacker could withhold insulin from the user, or even worse, deliver a large, … 31. Mar 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 1 comment
Chaotic Dancing – a mathematical choreography For the Virtual HLF, which took place September 21-25, 2020 in an online format due to the pandemic, a Virtual Reality environment was created for the participants. In this environment, they could create their own … 24. Mar 2021 | By Demian Goos | 0 comments
Spieltheorie und die Evolution des guten Menschen Zwei Menschen, nennen wir sie A und B, verabreden ein Geschäft, aber aus irgendwelchen Gründen kann der Tausch Ware gegen Geld nicht persönlich stattfinden. Stattdessen soll A die Ware an einem vereinbarten Ort deponieren und … 15. Mar 2021 | By Christoph Pöppe | 69 comments
A fair piece of the π March the 14th, written 3.14 (for at least some people in the world – other date formats are available), is a very special day for mathematicians. It’s been celebrated for years as being an opportunity … 13. Mar 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Welcome to the Internet of (hackable) Things, where everything can be hacked Welcome to the future, everything’s hackable now. Read more 10. Mar 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 4 comments
Followers Count Social media platforms like Twitter have been under the spotlight recently, and have (reasonably) been accused of being a place where negative voices can gain a lot of influence. While this is definitely a fair … 03. Mar 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments