Cryptography
Shannon Ciphers and Perfect Security
A Shannon cipher, named after mathematician Claude Shannon (1916–2001) is a simplified cipher mechanism for encrypting a message using a …
Jørgen Veisdal
History
The Mathematical Center of the Universe
The inception of quantum mechanics can essentially be traced back to a single “Golden Age” in the mid-1920s at one university: the Georg-August University of Göttingen, in the city of Göttingen in Germany.
Feynman
Richard Feynman on the Differences between Mathematics and Physics
“I would like to make a number of remarks on the relation of mathematics and physics”
Physics
The Eccentricities of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The so-called “Father of the Atomic Bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer was once described as “a genius of the nuclear age and also the walking, talking conscience of science and civilization”.
History
The Golden Age of Quantum Physics (1927)
The “most intelligent photograph ever taken”, as it is sometimes known, was captured during the Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons held in 1927 in Brussels, Belgium.
Mathematics
A Computability Proof of Gödel’s First Incompleteness Theorem
A computability proof of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem equally as strong as Gödel’s version, but much easier to deduce
Mathematics
The Envy-Free Cake-Cutting Procedure
How to Ensure Fairness as a Mechanistic Outcome. Implications for policy?
Mathematics
The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
Known now as “the last representative of the great mathematicians”, von Neumann’s genius was legendary even in his own lifetime. The sheer breadth of stories and anecdotes about his brilliance, from Nobel Prize-winning physicists to world-class mathematicians abound.
Mathematics
How to Lose Weight, Mathematically
The Harris-Benedict Equation
Mathematics
How to solve the Rubik’s Cube
Learn how to solve the “impossible puzzle” in eight simple steps
Game Theory
The Nash Equilibrium, explained
A strategy profile is a Nash equilibrium if no player can do better by unilaterally changing his or her strategy
Samuelson
Flavors of Randomness
Implications of the Efficient-Market Hypothesis