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Welcome to the Civil Engineering 5.0 Podcast! As we embrace the current advances in computer-based technologies, the civil engineering industry has entered an era where the collaboration between artificial and human intelligences presents remarkable opportunities. Understanding and appreciating the mathematical language that has inspired this progress is key to unlocking the full potential of these advanced technologies. This podcast explores emerging digital integration strategies for infrastructure project success. We’ll also share insights to help junior engineers thrive as they train for...

Kleine Datensätze entstehen immer dann, wenn Ereignisse selten auftreten, schwer zu beobachten sind, oder soweit aus der Vergangenheit stammen, dass heute nur noch wenige Fundstücke erhalten sind. Hierzu gehören beispielsweise meteorologische Phänomene, seltene Krankheiten oder (prä-)historische Funde. Im Thematischen Einstein-Semester Small Data Analysis blicken Mathematiker:innen und Forscher:innen verschiedener Disziplinen gemeinsam auf die wissenschaftliche Praxis rund um kleine Datensätze und entwickeln in intensiver Zusammenarbeit neue Forschungsmethoden, die helfen sollen, ...

Thomas Bayes was an eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician whose obscure life belied the profound impact of his work. Like most research into probability at the time, his theorem - independently discovered a few years later by Pierre-Simon Laplace, the great French mathematician - was mainly seen as relevant to games of chance, like dice and cards. But its implications soon became clear, affecting fields as diverse as medicine, law and artificial intelligence.

Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young Cambridge don, he combined brilliant logic with a flair for engineering. In 1940 his machines were breaking the Enigma-enciphered messages of Nazi Germany's air force. He then headed the penetration of the super-secure U-boat communications.