Posts in Category ‘Allgemein’
A Random Walk on the Wild Side
It is midnight in New York. A drunkard sets off from home, and goes for a walk. In their inebriation, at each crossroads they randomly choose a direction with equal probability. North with probability ¼. East with probability ¼. South with probability ¼. West with probability ¼. Will they find their way home?
This is an example of what is called a random walk. A random walk is a process by which your location is determined from a sequence of random steps. Read more
Calculus of Variations – Part 1 of 2: Give It a Wiggle
It is an important field of mathematical analysis, is central to our understanding of reality and the universe, and has been applied extensively in the design and development of the essential technologies and products we use today. But few know the story of the calculus of variations. Read more
Cryptography: Taking on Any Adversary
At the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum, Yael Tauman Kalai not only revealed how cryptography has become central to providing trust in computation, but also highlighted the opportunities and risks the field faces in keeping one step ahead of hostile adversaries. Read more