Doctors, apps and artificial intelligence – The future of medicine |
Artificial intelligence is changing health care. It promises better diagnoses and fewer mistakes and all in less time. While some as...
Future cities: Urban planners get creative |
Will the cities of the future be climate neutral? Might they also be able to actively filter carbon dioxide out of the air? Futurolo...
How dangerous are microplastics? |
Microplastics have only recently become an issue outside the scientific world. A pioneering researcher in this field, Christian Lafo...
How our brain judges people in a split second |
Friend or foe? In a fraction of a second, our brain forms an impression of a person based on their facial expressions and voice. And...
Architecture: Insights into a male-dominated industry |
Architecture has long been considered a male domain. But that is changing, as female architects like Zaha Hadid and Eileen Gray rece...
The rise of a global company – From the microscope to the moon landing |
175 years ago, the young mechanic Carl Zeiss opened a small workshop for precision mechanics and optics. These humble beginnings in...
Noise makes you sick – How can we deal with noise pollution? |
Whether it’s loud trucks, planes taking off or rattling freight trains: Noise makes people sick. But there are innovative solutions...
More life – Decoding the secret of aging |
Can the aging process be reversed – or even halted, altogether? If we manage to decode this final mystery of our human biology...
Google, Facebook, Amazon – The rise of the mega-corporations |
Mega-corporations like Amazon and Facebook are becoming more powerful. And their growth shows no signs of slowing down. They are in...
Spies, informants and new enemies – Today’s intelligence agencies |
Intelligence agencies are influencing governments and spying on countries with no regard for the law. And they are able to remain ne...