Über sägliche und unsägliche Zahlen In meinem letzten Beitrag hatte ich Ihnen erzählt, dass man schon mit der kleinsten Größe des Unendlichen, dem abzählbar Unendlichen, ungeheuer viele Zahlen erfassen kann: nicht nur die natürlichen Zahlen, mit denen das Abzählen (und … 07. Dec 2022 | By Christoph Pöppe | 13 comments
Maths on a Plate If you’ve ever been to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, you’ll know that one of the best parts of the experience (apart from, obviously, the wonderful lectures and panel discussions and the chance to meet and … 30. Nov 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
How Gamified AI Outperforms Humans and Previous Algorithms in Multiplying Matrices This could make processing faster and more efficient. Read more 23. Nov 2022 | By Andrei Mihai | 3 comments
Das kleinste Unendliche ist schon ziemlich groß Zu den großen Erkenntnissen der von Georg Cantor (1845–1918) begründeten Mengenlehre zählt die Tatsache, dass es das Unendliche in verschiedenen, wohlunterscheidbaren Größen gibt. Geläufig sind einerseits das „abzählbar Unendliche“, für das die natürlichen Zahlen das … 18. Nov 2022 | By Christoph Pöppe | 32 comments
Digital Literacy and Empowerment This Spotlight shines on Pankaj Baranwal, who has developed eVidya, a non-profit computer lab for disadvantaged studennts in India. Read more 16. Nov 2022 | By Nikolas Mariani | 5 comments
From Modern to Quantum Cryptography in 30 Minutes Whitfield Diffie. © Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation / Flemming On the final day of Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2022, we were treated to a panel discussion on the importance of post-quantum cryptography. The panel included some … 28. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 1 comment
Jack Dongarra – A Not So Simple Matter of Software Jack Dongarra is the recipient of – among many other prestigious prizes – the 2021 ACM A.M. Turing award, which he received “for pioneering concepts and methods which resulted in world-changing computations.” Hearing him talk … 26. Oct 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
Yoga for Mathematicians The 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum marked a return to the city of Heidelberg after two years online. The key features of the forum were back: the in-person lectures and panels, the boat trip, the dinner … 22. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 2 comments
The Imitation Game: Turing and Beyond Thanks to the eponymous film, “the imitation game” is a phrase known by many people. I must confess though, before the talk by Avi Widgerson (Nevanlinna and Abel Prize recipient), on day two of the … 21. Oct 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 4 comments
A Discussion about Science Communication At this year’s HLF, an important tradition has been continued. Alongside lectures from distinguished laureates and chances to share and discuss research in maths and computer science, time has been set aside to discuss a … 14. Oct 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
