Insights

Events, news, and features – discover the work of our researchers and the Foundation.

Flags of different nationalities

Our colleague Silvia Dreier has taken on the task at the Einstein Foundation Berlin of advancing the recruitment of international researchers. She is now deeply involved in the topic, and we wanted to know: How is it going?

Mahmood Soofi in the mountains

The Executive Board of the Einstein Foundation Berlin has approved nine new grants with a total volume of €4.74 million for the next five years. The projects cover a wide range of topics, from algebraic geometry and novel approaches to quantum simulation and climate research to the social dynamics surrounding the establishment of nature conservation areas.

Further insights

Illustration Menschen gehen auf die Straße

What does it do to people when they live through war? What makes them take to the streets? And how much does freedom mean to them? Gwendolyn Sasse analyzes what makes the societies of Eastern Europe tick.

Illustration zu biochemischen Mechanismen für Zelltod

Mitochondria are the cell’s powerhouses, but they can also drive cells to commit suicide. Neurologist Philipp Mergenthaler is looking for biochemical mechanisms that prevent cell death in stroke patients and people with rare mitochondrial diseases.

Illustration zu Finanzmathematik

Financial mathematician Peter Friz specializes in one of the most promising fields of mathematics: the theory of rough paths. Developed to a large extent in Berlin, this theory has the potential to make financial markets more stable.

Illustration zu Kunst zur Veränderung von Sichtweisen

Philosopher Alva Noë believes that we perceive using our whole body. He brings together dancers and natural scientists to explore the transformative power of art, and contest neurocentric views of the mind.

Emotions inhabit an interstitial world. Julia Weber analyses experimental literature in order to explore their affective nuances which can help enrich our emotional spectrum

Illustration zum Hören mit Trichter vor Ohr

Our brain effortlessly distinguishes words from noise – but how does this work? Neuroscientist David McAlpine studies the neural basis of hearing.

Illustration zur Mathematik von Wasserwirbeln

Mathematician Gary Froyland uses observational data and models of dynamic systems to understand the evolution of complex processes.

Illustration menschliches Gehirn

Are nerve cells self-willed? To better understand their information processing, Susanne Schreiber develops mathematical models and tracks down their biophysics.

Illustration zu Erinnerungen im Gehirn

Cognitive neuroscientist Roberto Cabeza is tracking down memory in the brain, looking for the moment when new connections between stored information spark creativity.

Illustration zur Wahrnehmung von Fairness

Behavioral economist Bertil Tungodden is aiming to show how people perceive fairness in different ways, and how this influences their behavior.

Illustration zu sozialem Verhalten

How can we explain adequate behavior in social situations? Psychologist Marcel Brass uses behavioral experiments and neuroscientific methods to investigate social intelligence.

Illustration zum krebsverursachenden RAS-Gen als Elefant in einer Box

The RAS gene is a mysterious protein, and causes canter. Oncologist Channing Der co-discovered it in the 1980s. With his arduous research, he has made a big contribution to better therapies.

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