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Brian Hayes

writes about mathematics and computation for American Scientist magazine and for his own website, www.bit-player.org. In the past he was the editor of American Scientist and before that an editor on the staff of Scientific American. He is also the author of Infrastructure: A Guide to the Industrial Landscape and Group Theory in the Bedroom, and Other Mathematical Diversions. He has held visiting appointments at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley and at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste.

Casual Attire and Formal Proof

Informality is the watchword here at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Even the most distinguished participants go by Bob or Fred or Len rather than Herr Professor Doktor. In this casual social atmosphere, however, formality of …

03. Sep 2015 | By Brian Hayes | 0 comments

Algorithms and Life

We tend to think of algorithms and computation as human inventions, but organisms as primitive as bacteria have relied on algorithmic mechanisms throughout the history of life. The regulation of genes inside a single cell, …

28. Aug 2015 | By Brian Hayes | 1 comment

Getting Personal with Computers

Fred Brooks titled his address to the Heidelberg Laureate Forum “A Personal History of Computers.” The history is personal because Brooks has lived through much of it. In his student days he worked with the …

26. Aug 2015 | By Brian Hayes | 0 comments

Mind the Gaps

Mathematics and computer science are like neighboring states of the European Union: Each is a sovereign territory with its own language and culture, but the borders between them are open, serving to connect rather than …

24. Aug 2015 | By Brian Hayes | 1 comment