Which Is the Best Greek Letter? Greek letters are used throughout mathematics and science for many types of notation. But which letter is the best? Read more 05. Feb 2025 | By Katie Steckles | 2 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
Mathematik, Informatik und … Schwarze Löcher? Die Lindau Lecture beim Heidelberg Laureate Forum ist mittlerweile eine liebgewonnene Tradition: Bei jedem HLF spricht ein Nobelpreisträger über seine Arbeit, und im Gegenzug hält bei jedem der Lindauer Nobelpreistreffen einer der Mathematik- oder Informatikpreisträger … 23. Sep 2022 | By Markus Pössel | 11 comments
The Lindau Lecture: Black Holes and Revelations A key tenet of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum is the importance of collaboration: collaboration between those at the top of their field and those just starting out; between researchers from all over the world; and … 22. Sep 2022 | By Sophie Maclean | 2 comments
HLFF Spotlight: 9th HLF Responsible AI – Laeticia Onyejegbu The Heidelberg Laureate Forum has a single purpose: To provide some of the brightest minds in mathematics and computer science with the space and time to make connections and find … 15. Sep 2022 | By Lena Sophie Schwenker | 0 comments
The maths behind the annoying teapot effect — and how to prevent it If you’ve ever poured tea from a teapot, you may have experienced a rather unpleasant phenomenon: if you don’t hold the teapot carefully and pour at the right angle, there’s a risk that some of … 01. Dec 2021 | By Andrei Mihai | 10 comments
The mystery of why spaghetti never breaks in 2 pieces Try it yourself — it’s a neat experiment. Read more 04. Jun 2020 | By Andrei Mihai | 5 comments
HLF 2018: Is Bill Phillips The Coolest Guy In the World? Maybe not. But Nobel physicist Phillips for sure stole the show with an explosively fun presentation at HLF 2018 today. Here’s what happened. Read more 26. Sep 2018 | By Gina Smith | 3 comments
Who Subsumes the Subsumers? At a conference like the HLF—bringing together researchers from across diverse fields—you’re bound to run into a few turf wars. Mathematician vs. computer scientist. Mathematician vs. physicist. Even—in one delicious exchange on September 20 —mathematician … 10. Oct 2016 | By Ben Orlin | 2 comments
