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Der Staubsaugervertreter und die Sintflut: kombinatorische Optimierung

Das Problem des Handlungsreisenden (travelling salesman problem). Read more

02. Jul 2025 | By Christoph Pöppe | 6 comments
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What Have the Ancient Babylonians Ever Done for Us?

The ancient Babylonians made remarkable advances in a host of different areas of life that were way ahead of their time, akin to their peers the ancient Egyptians, but one area particularly stands out: their mathematical prowess. Read more

25. Jun 2025 | By Benjamin Skuse | 2 comments
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The Biggest Mathematical Proof Ever

In 2017, the record for the largest mathematical proof hit a new high. Using a computer, a theorem was proven in a proof that used 2 petabytes of space. That is 2 x 10^15 bytes of space. It is this problem that I would like to share with you today. Read more

18. Jun 2025 | By Sophie Maclean | 1 comment
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Artists Are Using Poisoned Pixel Cloaks to Protect Their Art From AI

AI is igniting a quiet revolt in the art community. Read more

11. Jun 2025 | By Andrei Mihai | 0 comments
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Getting the Measure of the Cosmos

How mathematics took humanity from not knowing the size of the Earth to estimating the diameter of the observable universe, and beyond. Read more

04. Jun 2025 | By Benjamin Skuse | 1 comment
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Visualization and Integrity

In the latest HLFF Spotlight, we meet Lonni Besançon, an Assistant Professor of Data Visualization, whose transparency advocacy and fraud-finding efforts have earned him a growing reputation. Read more

28. May 2025 | By Nikolas Mariani | 2 comments
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The Internet Chronicles – Part 5 of 12: Naming and Standardizing the Web

Have you ever wondered how internet domain names came to be? Read more

21. May 2025 | By Andrei Mihai | 3 comments
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Neuronale Netze und die Suche nach dem Minimum

Tief im Inneren einer lernfähigen Maschine wie ChatGPT steckt ein – prinzipiell – einfaches Verfahren: Steige einen Schritt abwärts in einem millionendimensionalen Gebirge. Read more

14. May 2025 | By Christoph Pöppe | 9 comments
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An Introduction to Representation Theory

The 2025 Abel Prize has been awarded to Masaki Kashiwara for work on (among other things) representation theory – but what is it, and why is it important? Read more

07. May 2025 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
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Bergwandern in n Dimensionen

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie werden bei einer Bergwanderung in den Alpen vom Nebel überrascht. Die Sichtweite beträgt nur noch wenige Meter, Sie kennen sich nicht aus, und andere Orientierungsmöglichkeiten wie GPS stehen nicht zur …

16. Apr 2025 | By Christoph Pöppe | 104 comments
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