by Markus Deserno | Jan 9, 2021 | Science Vignettes
A delightful pastime in mathematics is to think about really big numbers. And unlike many other mathematical mind games, this is one that has captured the imagination of a much wider community. It is fun to think about a million, a billion, or a trillion, and then...
by Markus Deserno | Dec 29, 2020 | Science Vignettes
Towards the end of the year, here’s one more blog post that’s a bit wonkish, but teaches an important lesson. It’s about statistics, and about one of the many ways in which it can be counterintuitive. Almost all statistics discussed in the everyday press deals with...
by Markus Deserno | Nov 19, 2020 | Own Work
by Samuel Foley Lipid membranes are fundamentally important structures in all branches of life. Not only do they form the boundary of living cells, they also perform a multitude of roles within them. To deeply understand these fluid membranes and their properties is...
by Markus Deserno | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of the year again: grad school applications are soon due! You have dutifully selected a good set of schools, following the “reach/middle/safe” principle; you’ve secured writers for your letters of recommendation; you’ve...
by Markus Deserno | Sep 3, 2020 | Great Papers
The basic structural component of cellular membranes are lipid molecules, of which a typical cell contains about a thousand different types. This is an amazingly large number, considering that a single species of lipid suffices to make a perfectly nice membrane. Over...
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