Wozu die unsichtbaren Löcher stopfen? Über die Vollständigkeit der reellen Zahlen und anderer Objekte Wenn man es genau nimmt, tragen die reellen Zahlen ihren Namen nur zur Hälfte zu Recht. Die eine Richtung geht noch: Wenn etwas in der Realität … 21. Apr 2021 | By Christoph Pöppe | 24 comments
How a smart vacuum cleaner was hacked to listen to conversations — even without a microphone Cleaning up on some vulnerabilities. Read more 14. Apr 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 2 comments
Regression to the Real World By now, my friends have learned the kind of things that I am likely to be interested in, and often send me links they think I’d like. Recently I was sent something which connects two … 07. Apr 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
People are hacking diabetes pumps — and that’s both bad and good When two computer scientists discovered a vulnerability in a popular insulin pump, they were understandably concerned. It was a serious problem: an attacker could withhold insulin from the user, or even worse, deliver a large, … 31. Mar 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 1 comment
Chaotic Dancing – a mathematical choreography For the Virtual HLF, which took place September 21-25, 2020 in an online format due to the pandemic, a Virtual Reality environment was created for the participants. In this environment, they could create their own … 24. Mar 2021 | By Demian Goos | 0 comments
Spieltheorie und die Evolution des guten Menschen Zwei Menschen, nennen wir sie A und B, verabreden ein Geschäft, aber aus irgendwelchen Gründen kann der Tausch Ware gegen Geld nicht persönlich stattfinden. Stattdessen soll A die Ware an einem vereinbarten Ort deponieren und … 15. Mar 2021 | By Christoph Pöppe | 69 comments
A fair piece of the π March the 14th, written 3.14 (for at least some people in the world – other date formats are available), is a very special day for mathematicians. It’s been celebrated for years as being an opportunity … 13. Mar 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
Welcome to the Internet of (hackable) Things, where everything can be hacked Welcome to the future, everything’s hackable now. Read more 10. Mar 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 4 comments
Followers Count Social media platforms like Twitter have been under the spotlight recently, and have (reasonably) been accused of being a place where negative voices can gain a lot of influence. While this is definitely a fair … 03. Mar 2021 | By Katie Steckles | 2 comments
How the Internet of Things could help us feed the world sustainably According to UN projections, the world could have 10 billion people by 2050, and feeding everyone will not be an easy task. At the same time, environmental problems like water scarcity or soil erosion put … 24. Feb 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 13 comments
