Michael is the future pope. Before addressing the crowds from the central balcony of St. Peter's, he retires into the 'Room of Tears', the sacristy adjacent to the Sistine Chapel, accompanied by Cardinal Guido Falcone, camerlingo of the Vatican, and by the Master of Liturgical Ceremony, Cardinal Stefan von Harden, while the Swiss Guard are looking for Sofia, an accountant from the Vatican Bank.What secrets do Guido and Stefan share? Why is Sofia in hiding? What does Michael know and what does he suspect? Is he naïve or clear-sighted? Is he innocent or must he share the blame?A cliff-hanger which brings humour and emotion to its treatment of power, of betrayal, of responsibility, of love, of religion and of personal choice. A comedy that invites humanity to enter the house of God.Biography: Born in France in 1965, Franck Leprévost is a university professor, mathematician, polyglot, art-collector and nomad. In demand by the European Parliament, his reports have contributed to legislation in several European countries, notably the study, of which he is co-author, of the electronic surveillance network, Echelon, published ten years before the Snowden affair burst onto the scene.Translator: Christopher Cowell is a graduate in modern languages from the University of Cambridge and a professional theatre practitioner. His translations, particularly of opera, have appeared on a wide range of Britain's stages.
This book takes up the challenge to equip first year students in computer science, engineering, life science or mathematics with the algorithmic mindset needed in their studies, and in many aspects of their lives, while assuming almost no prior knowledge in mathematics beyond what is taught at elementary school. Students of other programs, and actually anyone interested in understanding how to think as a problem-solver, will benefit from this tutorial and its extensive list of solved exercises. A problem-solver needs a problem to tackle. Contemporary online banking, secure company and state communication, e-commerce, private communication in today's cyberworld: all crucially rely on prime numbers. But how to check whether a number is prime or not? How to perform this test in a couple of seconds for an integer larger than the number of particles in the observable universe? How to assess the balance between speed and risk? The author uses this problem as a pretext to present in a very clear way some of the most relevant algorithms in the mathematics of computation and in computer science. While literature and pictural art punctuate its chapters, this elegantly written book goes beyond. It guides the novice to assess orders of magnitude, to think algorithmically, and to make sound decisions despite partial information.
Since the publication of the first Shanghai ranking in 2003, the international rankings of universities have become evermore important. This book examines the evolution of higher education systems and the role of universities in contemporary societies, which are marked by increased competition and tensions. Investigating whether the dynamism of large universities is an accurate indicator of the intellectual life of their civilizations, Universities and Civilizations systematically analyzes the evolution of universities in several main rankings, from their creation until now. This analysis shows the rise of universities in China and parts of Europe, the decline of American and Japanese universities and the scant presence of universities in Russia, India, Africa and Latin America. This book suggests an overhaul of traditional models of academic cooperation and exchange in an era of growing international tensions and a time when people and knowledge are increasingly mobile.
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