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Synapses are located in our central nervous system where nerve cells connect with each other. “Sin-aps” aims at making connections in our research which bring Chinese studies closer to the world of numbers.
Since the 1st of February 2021 Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard is holder of the Chair of Sinology with a Focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China (Alexander von Humboldt-Professor) and Director of the IKGF (International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication”). Her research interests lie at the intersection of the mathematical sciences and sinology, both in history and in present times. Generously supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation her team conducts research on quantification in China (and its global repercussions), the epistemological aspects of algorithmic mathematics and their cultural transformations, as well as numerical techniques of prediction.
On July 16 and 17, 2025, sin-aps will host a workshop on Quantifying Education in 20th Century China: Schools as Production Sites and Repositories of Statistics on. This workshop aims to explore schools as institutions central to the production, storage, and communication of population data. It seek...
In 2010, Shi Dinghuan, then counselor of the State Council, gave an optimistic prospect for China’s solar power:
“In 10 years, the total amount of solar power generated in China will be equivalent to about 1.5 Three Gor...
Am 3. Dezember 2024 wird Frau Prof. Andrea Bréard im Rahmen der vom Asien-Pazifik-Forum der Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg veranstalteten Ringvorlesung einen Vortrag halten zum Thema
‘Statistik mit chinesischen Eigenschaften‘ im Spannungsfeld zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik
In dem Vortrag sol...
Le colloque de la Revue d'Histoire des Mathématiques (Société Mathématique de France) a lieu Jeudi 14 novembre et vendredi 15 novembre 2024 à la Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich (Suisse), dans:
Room B3, ETH building LFW, Universitätsstraße 2.
Il est aussi possible d’assister en vis...
