A personal take on the curiously one-way science communication panel at the 8th HLF This blog entry is about what the science communication panel at the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum wasn’t. (About, that is.) And while I’m in inverted mode, I’ll start with a disclaimer. No, I don’t have … 20. Sep 2021 | By Markus Pössel | 1 comment
The Value of Errors in Proofs Nevanlinna Prize and Abel Prize winner Avi Widgerson opened this year’s HLF with a fantastic mathematics lecture, laying out the history of proofs from the ancient Greeks through to a 2020 result on quantum proof … 20. Sep 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Sketchnotes of the (digital) 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 20. Sep 2021 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | 0 comments
Almost every protein known to science: AlphaFold’s revolution is right around the corner AI promised to change the world. It’s finally starting to make good on that promise. Read more 01. Sep 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 2 comments
Die seltsame Formel für den Body-Mass-Index Mit meiner Körpergröße von 1,73 Metern habe ich es relativ einfach. Da das Quadrat von 1,73 ziemlich genau gleich 3 ist, muss ich das, was mir morgens die Waage erzählt, nur durch 3 teilen und … 18. Aug 2021 | By Christoph Pöppe | 15 comments
Zhukovsky’s Aerofoil It’s often useful to be able to visualise things in mathematics. For example, if you’re familiar with a function like \(x^2\), which squares whatever you put into it, you might already be imagining a plot … 11. Aug 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
Der optimierte Verkehrsstau oder das Paradox von Braess Wenn jeder Autofahrer den für ihn selbst günstigsten Weg wählt, dann müsste doch eigentlich eine für alle Fahrer optimale Lösung herauskommen – sollte man denken. Aber das stimmt nicht. Dieses Bild zeigt ein stark … 04. Aug 2021 | By Christoph Pöppe | 49 comments
How AI, big data, and other technologies are helping athletes (and viewers) make the most of the Olympics After a hefty delay and a stormy start, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have finally kicked off. A record-breaking 11,091 athletes are competing in the games, hoping to fulfill their dreams and make … 28. Jul 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 3 comments
Encryption has never been more important for — but it’s too often misunderstood We’ve never communicated online more than we do now. The world is becoming more and more interconnected, and it’s not just globalization and the ever-growing expansion of the internet — the pandemic has also played … 21. Jul 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 4 comments
Doing maths on the internet Right now it might feel like a lot of us have been doing pretty much everything on the internet – even if your job doesn’t involve hours of brain-sapping video calls and online meetings, you … 14. Jul 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 3 comments
