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Season’s Greetings
We have reached again the season in which many of us are getting ready to take time off and wind down. …
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Felicitas Mokler to be “Journalist in Residence” at HITS
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a …
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Phylogenetic trees and biodiversity research: “Highly Cited Researcher“ at HITS
For eight years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) has been named one of …
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Anil Ananthaswamy – Journalist in Residence 2023
Indian-American science journalist and author Anil Ananthaswamy was the 11th “Journalist in Residence” at the Heidelberg Institute for …
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Accelerating the design of therapeutics through simulations
Since October 2023, Fabian Grünewald is the second fellow of the HITS independent PostDoc Program. The program offers an opportunity for …
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The foundations of the science of forecasting
HITS Scientific Director Tilmann Gneiting receives the 2024 Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling for seminal work in environmental and …
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Habitable: More than just a game
What makes a planet habitable? How do you keep it habitable, how do you develop life, and what strategic decisions put …
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HABITABLE Game testing with students from Hebel-Gymnasium Schwetzingen at HITS
On Thursday, 12 October 2023, HITS welcomed a school class from the Hebel-Gymnasium Schwetzingen at Studio Villa Bosch. The occasion was one of …
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Oscillating stars and inner secrets
HITS Group Leader Saskia Hekker (TOS) was invited as an expert to participate in the “AstroGeo Podcast”, hosted by science journalists …
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In “Campus Report”: The universal sound of black holes (in German)
The earth usually seems very big to us and, if we disregard the climate, also quite stable. In fact, it is …