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UT-onderzoeker Felix Schwenninger en Emiel Lorist van de TU Delft kraakten onlangs ‘Crouzeix’s Vermoeden’, een probleemstelling die de wiskunde al twintig jaar bezighield. Maar wat betekent dat? En wat vindt de wiskundewereld ervan?
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UT researcher Felix Schwenninger and Emiel Lorist of TU Delft recently cracked ‘Crouzeix’s Conjecture’, a problem that had occupied mathematicians for twenty years. But what does that mean? And what does the world of mathematics make of it?
Spotlight
Kindontvoeringen, een huiveringwekkend aantal gedwongen abortussen en een complete scheefgroei tussen mannen en vrouwen. De eenkindpolitiek (1979-2015) had en heeft enorme gevolgen voor de bevolking van China. Wat minder mensen weten, is dat het beleid haar oorsprong vond aan de toog in de Bastille.
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Child abductions, a staggering number of forced abortions and a complete imbalance between men and women. The one-child policy (1979-2015) had and continues to have enormous consequences for the people of China. What fewer people know is that the policy originated at the bar in the Bastille.
Aan de borreltafel
‘Aan de borreltafel’ is een rubriek over wetenschap. Wetenschapsjournalist Enith Vlooswijk praat met én tekent over UT-onderzoekers, die vertellen over hun vakgebied en de misvattingen die hierover bestaan. In deze dertiende aflevering: wiskundehoogleraar Nelly Litvak.
Over a pint
‘Over a pint’ is a series about science. UT researchers talk to science journalist Enith Vlooswijk about their field and the misconceptions that exist about it. Enith turns their input into writing and drawings. In this thirteenth episode: Nelly Litvak, professor at the department of Applied Mathematics.
The eighth edition of the 4TU Career Special is out! This week, twelve thousand copies will land on the doormats of an equal number of alumni from the four technical universities. A special feature of this publication is the COMMIT insert of the Materiel and IT Command of the Ministry of Defence.
You’ll also find stories about alumni and start-up entrepreneurs. The opening article focuses on the national alumni survey, and you can read tips and tricks on salary negotiations.
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