Volume 53 | Number 08 | October 2020
The Connection Between Applied Mathematics and Deep Learning

The Connection Between Applied Mathematics and Deep Learning

The mutually beneficial relationship between deep learning and applied mathematics could help solve ongoing problems in both fields.

The Election Interference Game

The Election Interference Game

Jenny Morber discusses how game theory reveals the difficulty of preventing foreign interference in elections.

Guiding Stress with Cable Networks and the Spider Web Problem

Guiding Stress with Cable Networks and the Spider Web Problem

Is it possible to achieve a desired guiding of stress in a cable network under tension by geometry alone?

Update from the 2020 SIAM Council Meeting

Update from the 2020 SIAM Council Meeting

The annual meeting of the SIAM Council commenced virtually this summer to address a variety of business items. 

AN20 Panel Offers Guidance to Future Applied Mathematics Entrepreneurs

AN20 Panel Offers Guidance to Future Applied Mathematics Entrepreneurs

At AN20, a panel of entrepreneurs discussed their career paths from applied mathematics to founding their own companies.

SPPEXA: Software for Exascale Computing

SPPEXA: Software for Exascale Computing

The SPPEXA program in Germany addressed fundamental aspects of high-performance computing software. 

Communication Networks and the Spread of Misinformation

Communication Networks and the Spread of Misinformation

James Case reviews The Misinformation Age by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall.

Writing "Learning LaTeX"

Writing "Learning LaTeX"

The authors of Learning LaTeX reflect on their writing process and provide humorous predictions for the future of LaTeX.

The Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality via Springs

The Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality via Springs

Mark Levi presents a physical implementation of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality with Hookean springs.