Schnell, präzise und manchmal zickig: das Newton-Verfahren Im letzten Beitrag hatte ich Ihnen erzählt, welche Bedingungen ein Viereck erfüllen muss, damit es sich zusammen mit seinem Spiegelbild in insgesamt 72 Exemplaren zu einem speziellen „Monoeder“ fügen kann, einem geschlossenen Körper mit neunzähliger … 10. Apr 2024 | By Christoph Pöppe | 2 comments
The Uneasy Relationship Between AI and Fine Arts How does AI connect to the art world? In more ways than most people would think. Read more 03. Apr 2024 | By Andrei Mihai | 0 comments
Monoeder, oder Hungerbühlers Gürteltier Mathematiker und Mathematikerinnen neigen ähnlich wie Zoologen zuweilen dazu, ihre Gegenstände zu klassifizieren. Ein Polyeder ist zunächst nichts weiter als ein von ebenen Flächen begrenzter geometrischer Körper. Die Dinger können sehr verschieden aussehen, und so … 27. Mar 2024 | By Christoph Pöppe | 2 comments
Hanging Around with Mathematics Imagine you are hanging a picture on the wall. What if we wanted to be able to hang the picture so that as soon as any single nail is removed, it falls off the wall? Read more 13. Mar 2024 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Glanz und Elend der mathematischen Modellierung Vorsicht beim Modellieren! Da kann die ganze Mathematik richtig sein, und trotzdem ist es unmöglich, die Ergebnisse in einem vernünftigen Sinn zu interpretieren. Read more 06. Mar 2024 | By Christoph Pöppe | 55 comments
How to Detect Viruses with a Raspberry Pi and No Software Increasingly, cybersecurity is also expanding into the physical world. Read more 28. Feb 2024 | By Andrei Mihai | 5 comments
AI May Enable Us to Explore the Deep Sea Like Never Before Machine learning and AI are more than just tools for data processing; they are gateways towards a new era of oceanography. Read more 07. Feb 2024 | By Andrei Mihai | 4 comments
A Ubiquitous Surd Mathematical discoveries that involve the square root of three are like buses – you wait a long time for one, then two come along at once (to be clear: that is pretty much the only … 31. Jan 2024 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments
What Do Food and Research Have in Common? More Than You Might Think A common German saying is that “love goes through the stomach” – but perhaps the same could be said of research? We asked twelve researchers: If you had to choose a meal to describe your research – which one would you choose and why? Read more 24. Jan 2024 | By Nina Beier | 2 comments
Hugo Duminil-Copin: The Maths, the Man Awarded the 2022 Fields Medal for his work in statistical physics, Hugo Duminil-Copin breaks many of the stereotypes of mathematicians. Read more 17. Jan 2024 | By Sophie Maclean | 2 comments