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HITS researcher Michael Strube is Fellow of the ACL

29. November 2019

Michael Strube, leader of the Natural Language Processing group at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), has been appointed Fellow …

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Siobhan Roberts and Carl Smith to be “Journalists in Residence” at HITS

25. November 2019

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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Again: “Highly Cited Researcher” at HITS

19. November 2019

HITS scientist Alexandros Stamatakis belongs to the most cited researchers worldwide, according to this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” ranking by …

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The way of making memories

7. November 2019

Human beings live and learn and this usually happens through experience and environmental interactions. But how does the brain translate information …

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The irresistible pull – when massive stars collide

9. October 2019

All neutron stars are magnetic, but some are more magnetic than others. The latter, so-called magnetars, are the strongest magnets in …

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Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit (in German)

30. September 2019

HITS „Journalist in Residence“ Andreas von Bubnoff spricht am 7. Oktober, 16:00, in Heidelberg über Wissenschaftsjournalismus in Zeiten von post-truth und reproducibility crisis …

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In four weeks: deadline for the HITS “Journalist in Residence” program

13. August 2019

Are you an experienced science journalist? Would you like to delve into new areas of research and deepen your technical knowledge? …

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Local and Precise: Neural Networks in Weather Forecasts

24. July 2019

Thunderstorms, sun, heat and cold – this year’s May showed how quickly the weather can change. Responsible is the “chaotic system” …

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HITS: Call for “Journalist in Residence” in 2020 and 2021

13. June 2019

Are you an experienced science journalist? Would you like to delve into new areas of research and deepen your technical knowledge? …

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Carbon chemistry at HITS: tremendous potential

2. April 2019

The new junior group “Computational Carbon Chemistry” at HITS works on graphene, one of the most promising materials in modern technology. …

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