AIs are scouring through thousands of compounds to find delicious meat alternatives Vegetarian burgers are better for animals, better for the planet, and probably better for you, but finding recipes that are nutritious and tasty is challenging. AI may be able to help. Read more 26. Jan 2022 | By Andrei Mihai | 5 comments
Theorems from theorems I often describe mathematics to people as the process of building up a collection of tools, which can then be used by others to do mathematics, build up more tools, and eventually solve real-world problems … 19. Jan 2022 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
HLFF Spotlight: Alumni in Action Sprint out of being stuck Underlying the week of the HLF is a single purpose: Provide some of the brightest minds in mathematics and computer science with the space and time to make connections and … 22. Dec 2021 | By Wylder Green | 0 comments
AI can partner up with human intuition to make new discoveries in mathematics It’s the first time machine learning has been used to create new proofs. Read more 15. Dec 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 1 comment
Magic in the Square Around this time of year, magic seems to be everywhere – the magic of Christmas, the beauty of falling snowflakes, and the wonder of coming together and sharing the darkest part of the year with … 08. Dec 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
The maths behind the annoying teapot effect — and how to prevent it If you’ve ever poured tea from a teapot, you may have experienced a rather unpleasant phenomenon: if you don’t hold the teapot carefully and pour at the right angle, there’s a risk that some of … 01. Dec 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 10 comments
A puzzle for November Earlier this month I was reminded of a lovely maths puzzle – one which I often see shared by recreational mathematicians and maths teachers, to test people’s logical thinking. The puzzle is as follows: What’s … 17. Nov 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 5 comments
The mathematics of disease: A discussion about epidemic modeling in the pandemic era “All models are wrong, but some models are useful,” epidemiologists sometimes say. Their old aphorism has certainly been proven right during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mathematical models of the spread of the coronavirus have often been … 10. Nov 2021 | By Martin Enserink | 1 comment
Infinity in your hands The Heidelberg MAINS (Mathematics Informatics Station) is an exhibition space in the centre of Heidelberg, created by the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation for people to visit and explore ideas from maths and computer science through … 27. Oct 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
Confessions of a lucky HLF videojournalist “It’s smarter to be lucky than it’s lucky to be smart.” So said 2015 Turing Award recipient Whitfield Diffie in a vlog of the recently finished Heidelberg Laureate Forum. It was HLF’s eighth, Diffie’s fourth…and … 13. Oct 2021 | By Tom Geller | 0 comments