Der Staubsaugervertreter und die Sintflut: kombinatorische Optimierung Das Problem des Handlungsreisenden (travelling salesman problem). Read more 02. Jul 2025 | By Christoph Pöppe | 6 comments
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Surprising History, Math, and Future of the Humble Barcode Behind these simple stripes we take for granted lies a rich story of invention. Read more 02. Apr 2025 | By Andrei Mihai | 2 comments
The π-ful Tower On a recent visit to Paris, Katie noticed a scientific aspect to a famous landmark. Since it is π day, can she connect it to π? Read more 12. Mar 2025 | By Katie Steckles | 4 comments
How Modern Math Solved a Mystery About an Ancient Greek Computer In 1901, a group of sponge divers exploring the waters near the Greek island of Antikythera came across an impressive shipwreck site. Among the treasures aboard the sunken Roman vessel – statues, jewelry, and coins … 05. Mar 2025 | By Andrei Mihai | 2 comments
