Of bantam brains and fancy footwork: bioinformatics tools help reveal complexity of avian evolution
In 2014 the Science journal featured an article on the bird tree of life, mentioning the essential role of algorithms and supercomputers …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Simulating the common envelope
HITS welcomes Croucher Fellow Mike Lau as Postdoc in the Physics of Stellar Objects group
Deadline 28 September: Call for “HITS Journalist in Residence” in 2024
Call for applications: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for science journalists. Applications deadline: 28 September 2023
The Universal Sound of Black Holes
They are mysterious, exciting and inescapable – black holes are some of the most exotic objects in the Universe. With gravitational-wave detectors, …
HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2024
Call for 2024: HITS Journalist in Residence program open for applications. Deadline: 28 September 2023
A special honor for a splendid scientist
Former HITS group leader Anna Wienhard received recognition as a “HITS Fellow”, the highest distinction that the institute awards. The award …
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