By Annemieke Hendriks and Dirk Fuhrig Campell’s legendary tomato soup – Andy Warhol turned it into art. (stock imago & people / Richard Levine) The tomato is the favorite vegetable of the Germans. The plant is native to South America. Later, the women’s movement adopted the tomato as a symbol – and even in an […]
By Michael Lange Author Volker Sommer is an opponent of the zoo and in his book “Unter Mitprimaten” calls for more sympathy for the plight of the great apes. (Deutschlandradio / Hirzel) From a biological point of view, we humans, along with chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans, belong to the great apes. They should therefore […]
Henry Keazor in conversation with Gesa Ufer Step up: Jeff Bezos took off from the ground in Texas on Tuesday – and returned again. (picture alliance / dpa / AP / Tony Gutierrez) Two American billionaires have taken to space. A space tourism industry could soon emerge. The danger of this only affecting the children […]
Christian Kuhlicke in conversation with Liane von Billerbeck The water destroyed houses and infrastructure, like here in Sinzig, in the district of Ahrweiler. (picture alliance / dpa / Thomas Frey) The floods have caused billions of damage in Germany – and not for the first time. Risk researcher Christian Kuhlicke has long called for compulsory […]
Freerk Baumann in conversation with Thorsten Jabs Exercise can also help cancer patients improve their well-being. (IMAGO / fStop Images / Malte Müller) Exercise can not only prevent cancer, but it is also important for patients to improve their quality of life and their recovery. Doctor Freerk Baumann regrets, however, that there are too few […]
Jürgen Zimmerer in conversation with Marietta Schwarz Jürgen Zimmerer was very annoyed by “the honored historian” Götz Aly. (imago / Chris Emil Janßen) Historian Jürgen Zimmerer accuses his colleague Götz Aly of having attacked postcolonial theory without having a thorough knowledge of it. There is no serious post-colonial researcher who questions the uniqueness of the […]
Sven Plöger in conversation with Stephan Karkowsky In one day, in many parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, the rain fell three times more than in a whole month. (picture alliance / TNN / Gianni Gattus) Weather forecasting can save lives during heavy rainfall. Meteorologist and ARD weather presenter Sven Plöger on heavy rains as […]
Roland Müller in conversation with Julius Stucke An element of the sponge city is also implemented at the Institute of Physics of the HU Berlin: the green facades. (picture alliance / dpa-Zentralbild / Britta Pedersen) Cities that temporarily store rainwater for dry periods: The sponge city concept aims to mitigate the effects of climate change, […]
Michaela Muthig in conversation with Christian Rabhansl A lot of feelings are old feelings. (Unsplash / Engin Akyurt) The feeling of not having deserved success: it is a constant companion for people with impostor syndrome. Therapist Michaela Muthig says you can take action against this – you can influence feelings with thoughts. The feeling of […]
By Martin Chechen There is hope: everyone can try for themselves to push things a little deeper. (Deutschlandradio / Kremayr & Scheriau) In her aggressive new book, Viennese journalist Solmaz Khorsand exposes pathos as a morally questionable instrument of manipulation. Without it, however, hardly anyone can do it, as it is addicting like a drug. […]
