Deepenings

Essays

When we look at the Earth, the oceans, as the largest region in terms of surface area, are still little studied, and their nature is poorly understood. Climate researchers are concerned and questioning the extensive reports of temperature changes, ocean acidification and changes in ocean currents. Civilization’s conversion of fossil...

Wir Kinder des Prometheus haben um das Feuer und mit dem Feuer die menschliche Kultur gebaut. Doch das geht nun zu Ende. Geht das Feuer in eine neue, eine menschliche Runde?

Deepenings

Essays

Wir Kinder des Prometheus haben um das Feuer und mit dem Feuer die menschliche Kultur gebaut. Doch das geht nun zu Ende. Geht das Feuer in eine neue, eine menschliche Runde?

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Albert Vinzens’ remarkable biography of Renate Riemeck (1920–2003) succeeds in sketching a detailed and authentic picture of his subject. Vinzens considers (and I certainly concur) that Riemeck’s masterpiece was her lectures in Marburg on the pioneers of education (chapter 8),...

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Signs of the Times

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Signs of the Times

What’s next in the “fight” against carbon dioxide? A change of thought. We usually associate “CO₂” with the idea that a molecule of carbon dioxide consists of one atom of carbon (C) and two atoms of oxygen (O), whereupon the three little balls from the atom-and-molecule model of our schooldays...
In recent months, student protests against the Israel-Palestine War have emerged on university campuses, first in the United States, then in Europe and other countries. This wave of youth uprisings has been met with criticism, but what lies behind the division? Seeing images of these protests, we are reminded of...

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Musings

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The main characteristic of life is to communicate, to build social relationships, and to network. A fantastic variety of tiny organisms pulsate in the soil. They enable plants, animals, and humans to survive. Microbes were...
Dreams of the Future is a new exhibition juxtaposing Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky—it is open at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, Germany, until August 11, 2024. Wassily Kandinsky is regarded as the pioneer...

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