The Vienna Science Ball announces: The 11th Vienna Ball of Sciences, to be held on January 24, 2026, at Vienna City Hall, was virtually sold out after just five days. As a special Christmas present, the organizing committee is releasing a final batch of 150 tickets in the online shop. Participation in the accompanying program […]
The Vienna Science Ball announces [and offers more detail]: Vienna (OTS) – The Science Ball is entering the home stretch: two weeks before the major event, the final preparations are being made to delight the audience with scientific and artistic performances on January 27th…. Another premiere will take place the day before the ball: Marc Abrahams [pictured here] […]
Once proved, mathematical theorems* tend to stay proved. Nevertheless, they can sometimes still be improved – say, by making them shorter. Take, for example proofs for The Hairy Ball Theorem. Mathematician Henri Poincaré first drew attention to the Hairy Ball Theorem in 1885 with his treatise ‘Sur les courbes définies par les équations différentielles (III)’ Journal de […]
“As all true gentlemen cricketers know, only natural substances such as sweat or saliva can be legally used as a polishing agent, although the odd use of ‘Vaseline’ or ‘Brylcreem’ is often at the centre of a ball tampering controversy. “ And, as rule 41.3.2 of the ‘Laws of Cricket.’ clearly states : “It is […]
