Heidelberg Laureate Forum
A personal take on the curiously one-way science communication panel at the 8th HLF
This blog entry is about what the science communication panel at the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum wasn’t. (About, that is.) And while I’m in inverted mode, I’ll start with a disclaimer. No, I don’t have …
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How AI, big data, and other technologies are helping athletes (and viewers) make the most of the Olympics
After a hefty delay and a stormy start, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have finally kicked off. A record-breaking 11,091 athletes are competing in the games, hoping to fulfill their dreams and make …
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Encryption has never been more important for — but it’s too often misunderstood
We’ve never communicated online more than we do now. The world is becoming more and more interconnected, and it’s not just globalization and the ever-growing expansion of the internet — the pandemic has also played …
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Have AI and popularity brought eSports to the cusp of acceptance? The Tokyo Olympics says “not yet”
When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a pre-Olympics eSports (Electronic sports) tournament series, fans of the scene were thrilled. Here it was, after surging popularity and a flurry of media attention, a chance for …
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Stochastische Prozesse und der Sieg des Sozialismus
Die Idee lässt sich bis auf den Universalgelehrten Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) zurückverfolgen: Lasst uns ausrechnen, was das Beste für die gesamte Gesellschaft ist! Setzen wir alles, was die Menschen können und wollen, in Zahlen …