Gödel's incompleteness theorem in 15 minutes?
Is it possible to fully understand Gödel's incompleteness theorem in 15 minutes?
Brouwer medal to David Aldous
On the 6th of April David Aldous received the Brouwer Medal 2020 for his contributions to probability theory.
The Abel prize Laureates 2021 - László Lovász
On Wednesday the 17th of March the Abel prize was awarded to mathematicians László Lovász and Avi Wigderson
Secrets of numbers
Numbers are just amazing, as a child numbers are one the first things you learn. You try to count as far as possible, the first goal is to reach 10, then 20, then 50, finally you reach 100. Thanks to our computers you can find many cool things about large numbers!
A hobby scientist's view on quantum computing
The story goes as follows, during the last couple of decades many scientists, universities, and tech giants like IBM, Microsoft, and Google have invested largely in building this advanced machine called a quantum computer. Such a computer will be able to perform quantum computations, which rely on qubits instead of ordinary bits. The major challenge when you want to use such a qubit is that it is very unstable, and stable qubits are essential to have a proper quantum computer.
Random encounters with Ramsey numbers
It is was the second time yesterday in a one week time and the fourth in a one month time that I came across Ramsey numbers. In the beginning I thought it was just a coincidence.
Sir Roger Penrose - looking into black holes
On October 6th 2020 Sir Roger Penrose was awarded, jointly with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez, the nobel prize for physics for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning black holes.
José van Dijck: "I draw inspiration from the relationship between technology, user and ideas"
José van Dijck is a University Professor of Media and Digital Society at Utrecht University. Her research concerns media, social media and media technologies.
CWI researchers develop new mathematical framework to explain the emergence of large blackouts
Mathematician Bert Zwart of the Dutch National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) and his colleagues, Tomasso Nesti (CWI) and Fiona Sloothaak (Eindhoven University of Technology) have now proposed a new explanation on how large electric power blackouts can occur.
"A digital app can help reconstruct the virus transmission contact network"
Directly or indirectly networks played a crucial role during the Corona health crisis. During this online event the speakers shed light on the relevance of networks in combating the epidemic, each one from a different point of view, namely from that of the exact sciences, medicine, communication and social sciences respectively.