GINA SMITH has been collecting some of the more memorable quotes and quips from math and computer science laureates at this week’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF 2018) in Heidelberg. Here’s a running list … Read more
For the Wednesday afternoon of HLF, the entire conference gets on a (very large) boat and heads off for a gentle cruise down the river, drink in hand and ready to enjoy the scenery. The … Read more
Nachdem er seinen Vortrag im Heidelberger Preisträgerforum beendet und Fragen dazu beantwortet hatte, gab David Patterson noch eine Zugabe: eine kurze Geschichte seiner ungeplanten Karriere als das, was er einen “zufälligen Berkeley-Professor” nannte. Dieser Teil … Read more
After he had finished his talk at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, and taken some questions, David Patterson gave an encore: a brief history of his unplanned career as what he called an “accidental Berkeley professor”. … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, HLF got out of the lecture halls and cruise down the Neckar River. I decided to spend my time listening in on conversations and jumping in when I could and asking “what … Read more
Alongside the HLF this year, an exhibit celebrates female mathematicians from around Europe (written about by Gina in a post earlier this week) and includes photographs, interview quotes and beautiful mathematical equations, which come together … Read more
Einer der spannenden Aspekte von Mathematik ist, dass es selbst bei Fragen, die sich sehr einfach formulieren lassen, ausnehmend schwer sein kann, die korrekte Antwort zu finden. Fragen Sie einfach Mira Shalah, eine der Nachwuchsforscherinnen … Read more
One of the most fun things about mathematics is that sometimes you can formulate very simple questions that turn out surprisingly hard to answer. Just ask Mira Shalah, one of this year’s Young Researchers at … Read more
During day two of the Heidelberg Laureate Form, the term machine learning or “ML” has been popping up during talks and in conversations with young researchers and the laureates. Machine learning uses algorithms to give … Read more
Maybe not. But Nobel physicist Phillips for sure stole the show with an explosively fun presentation at HLF 2018 today. Here’s what happened. Read more