D-MATH in the Media
Meike Akveld: "Modern life is unthinkable without mathematics"
D-MATH in the Media
This Swiss mathematician is committed to mathematical outreach and coordinator of the international association that designs the Kangaroo Mathematics Competition. She uses Knot Theory to stimulate the minds of students of all ages. On the occasion of the International Day of Mathematics, she explains to us its origins and the importance of this celebration.
A mathematician who makes the best of things
D-MATH in the Media
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.
In highly connected networks, there’s always a loop
D-MATH in the Media
Mathematicians show that graphs of a certain common type must contain a route that visits each point exactly once.
Strangely curved shapes break 50-year-old geometry conjecture
D-MATH in the Media
Mathematicians have disproved a major conjecture about the relationship between curvature and shape.