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
Heidelberg Laureate Forum: Young researchers’ paths to mathematics (and more) How did people get here? In the sense of: How did the young researchers (and others) attending the Heidelberg Laureate Forum become interested in mathematics (and computer science)? That will be one of my guiding … 19. Sep 2016 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments
Slow math When, in his HLF opening speech, Klaus Tschira recounted his experiences with a particularly speedy lecturer, I felt reminded of my own time as a student. In Tschira’s case, there was a lecturer who had … 23. Sep 2014 | By Markus Pössel | 0 comments