Enigma: a complexity titan
In times of war, secure communication can be the difference between life and death, or even winning or losing a…
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Cycling to 57,912 National Monuments in the Netherlands
In March 2021 the largest roadmap instance of the traveling salesman problem ever was solved.
A big breakthrough in the Euclidean Travelling Salesman Problem
Recently there has been a breakthrough in the field of algorithms for geometric network problems, concerning the complexity of the…
Sociomaths: The maths of living apart together
Do you recognise the expression "six degrees of separation"? Through our relationships with others we are only six steps away…
DNA self-assembly gives birth to new mathematics
At this very moment, the emergent science of DNA self-assembly is giving birth to a new field of mathematics that…
Summer reads part 4: From physiology to finance and the quantum world
Summer reads part 3: Stories with a mathematical twist
In this third post of our summer reads series we gather articles with an unexpected mathematical twist.
Summer reads Part 2: Interviews and personal stories
In this article we have collected all the interviews and the personal blog posts written during the last year. Enjoy!
Summer reads Part 1: Technology
Not all jet-lags are the same
Why you are jet-lagged longer when flying from New York to Amsterdam than the other way around.