One of the great things about working in maths or computer science is that if you’re the inventor or discoverer of a really nice piece of mathematical theory, it will often be named after you. … Weiterlesen

It’s a New Year, and with it comes a new four-digit number. When faced with a number like 2019, it’s the mathematician’s natural instinct to do maths with it. Having quickly checked whether the year … Weiterlesen

At this time of year, you’ll see a lot of decorations around and a lot of shapes – stars, trees, snowmen, and so on. One shape you might not see many of though, is the … Weiterlesen

One big story in UK finance at the moment is the new design for the £50 note. UK banknotes change design roughly once every 10-20 years, and since the 1960s have included, in addition to … Weiterlesen

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” As a mathematician, I would immediately dispute this – there are definitely mathematical facts it’s possible to … Weiterlesen

When I moved to studying maths at university, I was stunned by the great variety of concepts, structures and objects that university-level maths finds completely normal, but that you barely even think about at school … Weiterlesen

This year the HLF hosted the Women of Mathematics exhibition, that has been shown in already 18 countries since its creation in 2016. Here is a graphic summary of the HLF edition of this exhibition. … Weiterlesen

Following the tradition, Friday’s activities of the HLF moved to the SAP headquarters in Walldorf, near Heidelberg. It was a welcome change of scenery to finish a week of hard work, and talks by laureates … Read more

At the HLF, we are used to seeing laureates give lectures and meeting enthousiastic young researchers. However, the HLF is also an opportunity for young researchers to showcase their cutting edge research, and exchange their … Read more

The 6th annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum ended with a tour, reception, and lovely dinner at Heidelberg Castle. It was a time for reflection and celebration for an amazing once-in-a-lifetime week for the students. As a … Read more

Earlier this year, one of our colleagues made an interesting observation about the Wikiquote page for Mathematics. Wikiquote collects interesting and pithy statements, with references, and categorises them by subject. What our friend Colin had … Weiterlesen

Since last year’s panel discussion on Women on Science, the HLF has made a conscious effort to include discussions on the subject among its activities.  Together with the exhibition “Women of Mathematics throughout Eruope”, Friday … Weiterlesen

Netzwerke sind für das Heidelberg Laureate Forum das A und O. Zum einen im zwischenmenschlichen Sinne: mit dem HLF als Chance für junge Forscher, mit Preisträgern aus ihren Fächern und untereinander zu diskutieren, Erfahrungen auszutauschen … Weiterlesen

The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is all about networking. Mostly in the usual sense of the word, of course: a chance for young researchers to meet laureates in mathematics and computer science, to interact with some … Weiterlesen

Das Heidelberg Laureate Forum hat jedes Jahr einige wirklich inspirierende und coole (letzteres mal mit, mal ohne Flüssigstickstoff) Vorträge zu bieten, und dieses Jahr bildet da keine Ausnahme. Aber das ist natürlich längst nicht alles. … Weiterlesen

There are some really inspiring and really cool (with or without liquid nitrogen) lectures at a Heidelberg Laureate Forum, and this year is no exception. That is not all, of course. During the coffee breaks, … Weiterlesen

The 2017 Turing Award winner, Dave Patterson, from the University of California, Berkeley, presented on Thursday morning of the HLF a talk called “The Past is Prologue: A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture.” He … Weiterlesen

GINA SMITH has been collecting some of the more memorable quotes and quips from math and computer science laureates at this week’s Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF 2018) in Heidelberg. Here’s a running list … Weiterlesen

For the Wednesday afternoon of HLF, the entire conference gets on a (very large) boat and heads off for a gentle cruise down the river, drink in hand and ready to enjoy the scenery. The … Weiterlesen

Nachdem er seinen Vortrag im Heidelberger Preisträgerforum beendet und Fragen dazu beantwortet hatte, gab David Patterson noch eine Zugabe: eine kurze Geschichte seiner ungeplanten Karriere als das, was er einen “zufälligen Berkeley-Professor” nannte. Dieser Teil … Weiterlesen