How many colors do you need to color a map?
June 26, 2022A mathematician once told me that problems that are very simple to state can be very deceiving, and sometimes turn out to be extremely difficult to solve. One such problem was the Four Color Problem.
The Network Science of Echo Chambers and Why It Matters
In the ancient times of classical Greek myths, there was a nymph. A young, beautiful nymph by the name Echo-…
Oscillators and Alzheimer’s
After having a near-fatal accident falling off his horse, Prussian footman Hans Berger (1873—1941) was surprised to learn that his…
Delegated and Distributed Quantum Computation
"Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical…
May 12 – International Women in Maths Day
Security on the Quantum Internet
With ever-growing possibilities and interconnectivity on the internet, we rely more and more on it being secure.
Why you may need to reconsider your route selection criterium
You have a job interview in 20 minutes and you are in a hurry to arrive at your application in…
How Aho and Ullman slayed the Dragon
Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman received the 2020 A.M Turing Award for their contributions to computer science. Let’s explore how…
Interviews with László Lovász and Avi Wigderson
As mentioned in previous posts, on the 7th of April the Dutch Academy of Sciences and Arts (KMAW) organizes the…