Why you’re already an algebraic geometer The HLF included a talk today from 2018 Fields medalist Caucher Birkar. His subject area, algebraic geometry, is one of the largest fields of research within pure mathematics (over a quarter of the 60 Fields … 25. Sep 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Leslie Lamport Thinks Your Code Is Bad At last year’s HLF, Turing Award Leslie Lamport gave us his (not wholly complimentary) thoughts on the state of proof-writing in mathematics. Since he has worked in both maths and computer science, members of the … 25. Sep 2018 | By Paul Taylor | 3 comments
Is your 2-year-old smarter than your computer? Is your 2-year-old smarter than your computer? Yes, simply because she is human. While she might not know how to read or do simple addition, she has the uniquely human ability to rationalize. She can … 25. Sep 2018 | By Helen Wright | 2 comments
HLF 2018: Women in Mathematics Throughout Europe, An Exhibition HLF 2018 — “Don’t you know? Mathematics isn’t feminine.” It’s the kind of backward, old-fashioned comment one can imagine a little girl getting in the midst of a 1950s elementary school math competition. But Nilanjana … 25. Sep 2018 | By Gina Smith | 1 comment
Michael Atiyah und die Riemannsche Vermutung: Wie geht es jetzt weiter? Der mit Spannung erwartete Vortrag von Sir Michael Atiyah über einen (möglichen) Beweis für die berühmte Riemannsche Vermutung gestern morgen war durchaus lebhaft. Die Details hatte ich Folie für Folie live getwittert; sie sind durch … 24. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 9 comments
Atiyah and the Riemann Hypothesis: What are the next steps? The eagerly awaited talk yesterday morning by Sir Michael Atiyah about what he says is a proof of the famous Riemann Hypothesis was very enjoyable. Feel free to read up on it in my blow-by-blow sequence … 24. Sep 2018 | By Markus Pössel | 5 comments
What is the Riemann Hypothesis? This year at the HLF there are multiple sessions in the program concerning the Riemann Hypothesis, including a talk from one of the laureates, and one of the young-researcher-led workshop sessions. But what exactly is … 23. Sep 2018 | By Katie Steckles | 14 comments
10 out of 200: Fighting online harassment – Amy Xian Zhang improves our social media environment Meet Amy Xian Zhang, computer scientist and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 23-28, 2018. What is your name and nationality? My name is Amy Xian … 20. Sep 2018 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | Comments Off on 10 out of 200: Fighting online harassment – Amy Xian Zhang improves our social media environment
Women in Science at the HLF This year’s edition of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum will be accompanied by the exhibition Women in Mathematics, a collection of portraits that has been shown in several countries for the last 2 years. With this … 19. Sep 2018 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | 2 comments
10 out of 200: From NFL to MIT – John Urschel tackles clustering problems Meet John Urschel, mathematician and one of this year’s 10 out of 200 young researchers participating in the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum from September 23-28, 2018. What is your name and nationality? My name is John Urschel and I … 17. Sep 2018 | By Jens-Steffen Scherer | Comments Off on 10 out of 200: From NFL to MIT – John Urschel tackles clustering problems
