Neues und altes Bewusstsein? Mindestens ebenso wichtig wie die offiziellen Vorträge und Vorträge im Heidelberger Preisträgerforum sind die Möglichkeiten zu informellen Gesprächen mit den Preisträgern, Gästen und Nachwuchswissenschaftlern. Im interessantesten Falle ergänzen sich Vorträge und Gespräche. Semantische Querverbindungen beim … 18. Oct 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 3 comments
Consciousness, the new or the old way? At least as important as the official talks and lectures at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum are the opportunities for informal conversations with the laureates, guests, and young researchers. Among some of the most interesting situations … 18. Oct 2017 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments
Is mathematics realistic or idealistic? The closing talk of the HLF’s main lecture programme (before the young researchers and laureates head off to participate in scientific interaction with SAP representatives to discuss maths and computer science in industry) was given … 16. Oct 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 14 comments
4 Tech Heroines we should celebrate on Ada Lovelace Day and International Girls Day Post written by Dr. Larissa Suzuki of Chair of Smart Cities, Tech London Advocates and H Research Associate, Department of Computer Science – University College London I have spent the last decade of my life working with applied … 12. Oct 2017 | By suzuki | 4 comments
Efim Zelmanov’s Desert Island Maths At the start of his HLF lecture on Asymptotic Group Theory on Thursday morning, Fields medalist Efim Zelmanov described the ‘group’ as: “the great unifying concept in mathematics,” remarking “if you go for a trip, … 11. Oct 2017 | By Paul Taylor | 1 comment
That Time Turing Award-winner William Kahan Told Me How to Use Maths to Find a Husband One of the really precious aspects of the HLF is the conference organizers’ abilities to cultivate an ecosystem that encourages networking, especially between the Laureates and the young researchers. It is such a delight to … 09. Oct 2017 | By Alaina G. Levine | 0 comments
What does good mentorship look like? The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is about a lot of things. Tackling big problems in computer science. Celebrating mathematical inquiry and exploration. Consuming cubic meters’ worth of pastries and spätzle. But, perhaps above all else, the … 05. Oct 2017 | By Ben Orlin | 1 comment
Live sketchnotes of the Hot Topic Session The Hot Topic can be streamed on the HLF video archive. 01. Oct 2017 | By Constanza Rojas-Molina | 0 comments
Mathematical Theories of Communication A wonderful potted history of the theory of communication was capably presented by 2002 Nevanlinna Prize winner Madhu Sudan, who talked us through from the earliest mathematical thinking on the subject through to the present … 01. Oct 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
